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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Independence (Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
184
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
62
184
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
56
173
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
156
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Independence (Tangipahoa Parish)
7 Families width 8 Species
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Independence (Tangipahoa Parish)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Independence (Tangipahoa Parish)
8 Species
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) parva Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Independence (Tangipahoa Parish)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
3
3
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