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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Huntsville (Madison County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
201
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
62
201
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
198
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
38
167
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Huntsville
4 Families width 19 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies15SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Huntsville
13 Genera with 19 Species
Epistrophe Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19254SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1826Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Huntsville
19 Species
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microdon (Dimeraspis) globosus Fabricius, 1805
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Neoascia (Neoasciella) distincta Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Pherbellia schoenherri Fallen, 1826
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Pollenia vagabunda (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Simulium (Simulium) parnassum Malloch, 1914Dark Black Fly
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Huntsville
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
12
18
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