Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Galveston County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 168
680
853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
679
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
652
817 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 110
535
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 25
67
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Galveston County
25 Families width 85 Species and 1 Subspecies #CSTPMEAOBD
| Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916 | Chiromyid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802) | Bee Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Forest Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Galveston County
67 Genera with 85 Species #ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTU
| Aedes Meigen, 1902 | Ochlerotatus | 8 | Species | Taxom | Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875 | Stripetails | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anastrepha Schiner, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1824 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apedilum Townes, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaniosoma Becker, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901 | Ant-decapitating Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Atherigona Rondani, 1936 | Shoot Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blaesoxipha Loew, 1916 | Grasshopper Flesh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Bluebottle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1823 | Non-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1794 | Hairy Maggot Blow Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1856 | Typical Mosquito | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1901 | Midge | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deinocerites Theobald, 1909 | Crabhole Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicranomyia Stephens, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dictya Meigen, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dimecoenia Cresson, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplonevra Lioy, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Efferia Coquillet, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1758 | Rat-tailed maggots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euaresta Loew, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxesta Loew, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exoprosopa Macquart, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hedriodiscus Enderlein, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermetia Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomatia Meigen, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lutzomyia Franca, 1945 | Sand Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphorus Bigot, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaselia Rondani, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microcerella Macquart, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myriophora Brown, 2015 | Millipede-killing Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemotelus Geoffroy, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neolophonotus Engel, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neotephritis Hendel, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notiphila Fallen, 1878 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Odontomyia Meigen, 1803 | Green Soldier Fly | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Oligodranes Loew, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachyceramyia Albuquerque, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palpada Macquart, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllomydas Bigot, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phytosciara Frey, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Proctacanthus Macquart, 1838 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Promachus Loew, 1775 | Giant Robber Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodoros Matsumura, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1903 | Gang Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ravinia Robineau-Des..., 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Scatella Robineau-Des..., 1830 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinus Latreille, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsis Fallen, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silvius Meigen, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanus Linnaeus, 1907 | Common horse flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960 | Green Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telmatoscopus Eaton, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxomerus Macquart, 1823 | Calligrapher Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trichomyia Haliday, 1839 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901 | Heaven Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galveston County
85 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856 | Eastern salt marsh mosquito | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906 | Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito | | Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821 | Black Salt Marsh Mosquito | | Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823 | | Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902 | Plains floodwater mosquito | | Anastrepha fraterculus Wiedemann, 1830 | South American fruit fly | | Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823 | Spotted wing mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824 | Common malaria mosquito | | Apedilum elachistum Townes, 1945 | Midge | | Aphaniosoma aldrichi Wheeler, 1961 | | | Atherigona reversura Villeneuve, 1936 | Apache sand cockroach | | Blaesoxipha impar Aldrich, 1916 | | | Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Blow Fly | | Chironomus attenuatus Walker, 1848 | Ashy milkweed | | Chironomus stigmaterus Say, 1823 | | | Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794 | Blow fly | | Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | Cattail Mosquito | | Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Typical mosquito | | Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901 | White-dotted mosquito | | Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904 | Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito | | Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896 | Common mosquito | | Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905) | ⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893 | | Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901 | | | Deinocerites spanius Dyar & Knab, 1909 | | | Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933 | | | Dictya pechumani Valley, 1977 | Eastwood's desertparsley | | Dimecoenia spinosa Loew, 1864 | | | Diplonevra setigera Malloch, 1914 | | | Efferia varipes Williston, 1885 | | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Drone Fly | | Euaresta bella Loew, 1862 | Common Ragweed Fruit Fly | | Euxesta eluta Loew, 1868 | Annual globemallow | | Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001 | | | Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826 | | | Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982 | | | Hedriodiscus truquii Bellardi, 1859 | | | Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758 | American soldier fly | | Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869 | | | Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945 | | | Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893 | | | Megaselia femoralis Enderlein, 1912 | | | Megaselia tama Schmitz, 1926 | | | Microcerella hypopygialis Townsend, 1915 | | | Myriophora borealis Hash & Brown, 2015 | | | Nemotelus (Nemotelus) albirostris (Macquart, 1850) | ⇒ Nemotelus pantherinus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Nemotelus (Nemotelus) bellulus Melander, 1903 | Horseradish | | Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986 | | | Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862 | Sunflower Seed Maggot | | Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901 | | | Notiphila bispinosa Cresson, 1917 | | | Notiphila erythrocera Loew, 1878 | | | Notiphila floridensis Cresson, 1917 | | | Notiphila furcata Coquillett, 1902 | | | Notiphila macrochaeta Loew, 1878 | | | Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946) | ⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946 | | Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775 | Syrphid fly | | Pachyceramyia parvimaculata Stein, 1920 | | | Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Phyllomydas bruesi | | | Phyllomydas bruesii Johnson, 1926 | Brittle sandwort | | Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991 | | | Polypedilum apicatum Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Promachus rufipes Fabricius, 1775 | Red-footed cannibal fly | | Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903 | | | Ravinia (Chaetoravinia) derelicta Walker, 1852 | | | Scenopinus gossypius Kelsey, 1969 | American nailwort | | Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794 | | | Silvius quadrivittatus Say, 1823 | | | Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956 | | | Tabanus texanus Hine, 1907 | Bluestem pricklypoppy | | Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960 | | | Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893 | | | Thinophilus viridifacies Van Duzee, 1924 | Narrow-seeded yampah | | Toxomerus politus Say, 1823 | Maize Calligrapher | | Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901 | |
Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Galveston County
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
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