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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Hancock County (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
1550
2143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
299
1549
2142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
1481
2019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
190
1244
1710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
100
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hancock County (Illinois)
37 Families width 125 Species
#CSABPTXMEDLHO
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies22SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies10SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies6SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies15SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies7SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds3SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hancock County (Illinois)
100 Genera with 125 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies8SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1931Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dyctia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecothea Hendel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies2SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1891Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Siphona Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1847Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Trichopoda Berthold, 1781Feather-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hancock County (Illinois)
125 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anthrax analis (Say, 1823)⇒ Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Dialysis rufithorax Say, 1823
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Drosophila (Sophophora) suzukii Matsumara, 1931Cherry drosophila
Dryomyza anilis Fallen, 1820Marsh Fly
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Euaresta festiva Loew, 1862
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Gnophomyia tristissima Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Homoneura euaresta Coquillett, 1898
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Lynchia americana Leach, 1817
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Minettia (Minettia) lupulina Fabricius, 1787
Molophilus (Molophilus) psephenus Alexander, 1978
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Myrmecothea myrmecoides Loew, 1860
Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781House fly
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ornithomya fringillina Curtis, 1836Fowl fly
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)⇒ Tinearia alternata Say, 1824
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Sepsis flavimana Meigen, 1826Durango yellowcress
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Siphona (Siphona) geniculata De Geer, 1776
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Stratiomys normula Loew, 1866
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis Say, 1823Giant Crane Fly
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Trichopoda (Galactomyia) pennipes Fabricius, 1781Feather Legged Fly
Triorla interrupta Macquart, 1834
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Hancock County (Illinois)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
79
93
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
21
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
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