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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
41
122
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
41
122
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
38
114
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
35
104
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gloucester County (Virginia)
5 Families width 8 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gloucester County (Virginia)
6 Genera with 8 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gloucester County (Virginia)
8 Species
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Neomochtherus auricomus Hine, 1909
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Gloucester County (Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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