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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Grant County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
71
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
71
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
41
70
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
61
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grant County (Kentucky)
6 Families width 13 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies6SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grant County (Kentucky)
9 Genera with 13 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1903Deer flies6SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1805Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grant County (Kentucky)
13 Species
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops dacne Philip, 1955
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops pikei Whitney, 1904Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Ferdinandea dives Osten Sacken, 1877
Limnia conica Steyskal, 1978Parry's ceanothus
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Rivellia flavimana Loew, 1873Emory's desertmallow
Temnostoma bombylans Fabricius, 1805
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Grant County (Kentucky)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
8
12
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