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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Georgetown (Weston, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
140
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
140
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
138
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
125
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Georgetown (Fairfield County Connecticut)
9 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Georgetown (Fairfield County Connecticut)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1848Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Georgetown (Fairfield County Connecticut)
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Xylomya pallidifemur Malloch, 1917

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Georgetown (Fairfield County Connecticut)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
7
6
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