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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Frontenac (St. Louis County, Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
102
411
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
102
411
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
97
406
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
393
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Frontenac (St. Louis County Missouri)
8 Families width 7 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Frontenac (St. Louis County Missouri)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Frontenac (St. Louis County Missouri)
7 Species
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Lepidophora lepidocera Wiedemann, 1828Scaly Bee Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Frontenac (St. Louis County Missouri)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
Diptera at artfakta.se
Diptera at dyntaxa.se
Diptera at gbif.org
Diptera at irmng.org
Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org