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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Gainesville (Cooke County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
115
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
115
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
69
114
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
88
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
12
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gainesville (Texas)
10 Families width 10 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gainesville (Texas)
12 Genera with 10 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1937Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1929
Eye Gnats0SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Poecilominettia Hendel, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gainesville (Texas)
10 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chrysops reicherti Fairchild, 1937
Copestylum (Phalacromya) mexicanum Macquart, 1842Mexican Cactus Fly
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Hirtodrosophila alabamensis Sturtevant, 1918
Ophiomyia lantanae Froggat, 1919Lantana seed fly
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Poecilominettia valida Walker, 1858
Scenopinus gossypius Kelsey, 1969American nailwort
Systoechus solitus Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Gainesville (Texas)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
10
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
2
2
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