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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
129
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
52
129
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
47
119
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
110
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jefferson County (Tennessee)
7 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jefferson County (Tennessee)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1838Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Metatrichia Coquillett, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jefferson County (Tennessee)
9 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Dialysis elongata Say, 1823
Metatrichia bulbosa Osten Sacken, 1877
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Jefferson County (Tennessee)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
2
3
Family
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