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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Huntsville (Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
61
228
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
61
228
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
226
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
41
187
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Huntsville (Rockingham County North Carolina)
5 Families width 13 Species
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies9SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Huntsville (Rockingham County North Carolina)
11 Genera with 13 Species
Epistrophe Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19252SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Huntsville (Rockingham County North Carolina)
13 Species
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Neoascia (Neoasciella) distincta Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Simulium (Simulium) parnassum Malloch, 1914Dark Black Fly
Xylomya americana Wiedemann, 1821

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Huntsville (Rockingham County North Carolina)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
10
12
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