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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Galveston (Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
36
77
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
36
77
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
33
69
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
25
53
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Galveston (Pittsylvania County)
3 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Galveston (Pittsylvania County)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1904Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1775Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galveston (Pittsylvania County)
5 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Promachus rufipes Fabricius, 1775Red-footed cannibal fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Galveston (Pittsylvania County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
3
4
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