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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Huntsville (Logan County, Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
129
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
129
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
126
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
109
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Huntsville (Ohio)
5 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies11SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Huntsville (Ohio)
13 Genera with 16 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18242SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Huntsville (Ohio)
16 Species
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Xylomya americana Wiedemann, 1821

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Huntsville (Ohio)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
12
15
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