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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Huntsville (Scott County, Tennessee, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
131
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
52
131
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
50
129
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
41
107
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Huntsville (Scott County Tennessee)
5 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Huntsville (Scott County Tennessee)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18242SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Huntsville (Scott County Tennessee)
10 Species
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Simulium (Simulium) parnassum Malloch, 1914Dark Black Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Huntsville (Scott County Tennessee)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
2
2
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