AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Hardin County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
266
1167
1515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1166
1514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1109
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
925
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
93
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hardin County (Kentucky)
28 Families width 96 Species
#SPCTABODXEMUH
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies6SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies17SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies15SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies4SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hardin County (Kentucky)
93 Genera with 96 Species
#ABCDEFHLMNOPRSTXZ
Actina Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Adoxomyia Kertesz, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Alepia Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Allognosta Osten Sacken, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Bittacomorpha Westwood, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Callopistromyia Hendel, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1901Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Delphinia Robineau-Des..., 17811SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Epalpus Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Hemyda Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hystricia Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1883Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1929Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Nephrocerus Zetterstedt, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1805Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Rainieria Rondani, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1824Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1775Cranefly2SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Zonosemata Benjamin, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hardin County (Kentucky)
96 Species
Actina viridis Say, 1824
Adoxomyia subulata Loew, 1866
Alepia ancylis Quate & Brown, 2004
Allognosta fuscitarsis Say, 1823
Allognosta obscuriventris Loew, 1863
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anevrina luggeri Aldrich, 1892
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Bittacomorpha clavipes Fabricius, 1781Eastern Phantom Crane Fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Callopistromyia annulipes Macquart, 1855Peacock Fly
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Copestylum (Phalacromya) sexmaculatum Palisot de B..., 1819
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Delphinia picta Fabricius, 1781Common Picture-Winged Fly
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Dohrniphora incisuralis Loew, 1866
Epalpus signifer Walker, 1849Early Tachinid Fly
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) fasciapenne Say, 1823Band-Winged Crane Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Eudioctria propinqua Bromley, 1924
Eurosta solidaginis Fitch, 1855Goldenrod gall fly
Ferdinandea buccata Loew, 1863
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Hemyda aurata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hystricia abrupta Wiedemann, 1830Bee-Like Tachinid Fly
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lutzomyia (Psathyromyia) shannoni (Dyar, 1929)⇒ Lutzomyia abonnenci Floch H., Ch..., 1947
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) immatura Osten Sacken, 1860
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781House fly
Nephrocerus daeckei Johnson, 1903
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Rainieria antennaepes Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sparnopolius confusus Wiedemann, 1824
Stictocephala diceros Say, 1824Two-Horned Treehopper
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Systropus macer Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis Say, 1823Giant Crane Fly
Tipula (Yamatotipula) tricolor Fabricius, 1775Richard's macromitrium moss
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Triorla interrupta Macquart, 1834
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xylomya pallidifemur Malloch, 1917
Zonosemata electa Say, 1830Pepper maggot

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Hardin County (Kentucky)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
22
76
78
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
17
18
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