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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
129
365
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
129
365
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
338
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
291
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grayson County (Virginia)
15 Families width 23 Species
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grayson County (Virginia)
23 Genera with 23 Species
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Actina Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1830Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1879Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Goniops Aldrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hylemya Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1862Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grayson County (Virginia)
23 Species
Actina viridis Say, 1824
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) chalybeus Wiedemann, 1830Violet Leafwalker
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chrysops calvus Pechuman & T..., 1967
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Goniops chrysocoma Osten Sacken, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hylemya alcathoe Walker, 1849
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Grayson County (Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
20
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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