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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Lackawanna County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
871
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
870
1271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
828
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
701
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
66
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lackawanna County
30 Families width 73 Species
#CABKSTXMODEPLRH
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies15SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lackawanna County
66 Genera with 73 Species
#ABCDEGHLMOPRSTVX
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1815
Bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopeza Curtis, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly4SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Euhalidaya Walton, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
Beet leafminer0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18232SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Prionolabis Osten Sacken, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Strauzia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1805Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1848Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lackawanna County
73 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Chiasmoneura cyclophora Edwards, 1929
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Dolichopeza (Oropeza) obscura (Johnson, 1909)⇒ Dolichopeza himalayae Alexander, 1952
Dolichopeza (Oropeza) similis Johnson, 1909
Dolichopeza (Oropeza) subalbipes Johnson, 1909
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Drosophila falleni Wheeler, 1960
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Drosophila putrida Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euhalidaya genalis Coquillett, 1897
Eumerus lejops Rondani, 1857
Gnophomyia tristissima Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Hybomitra difficilis Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Lepidophora lutea Painter, 1962Hunchback Bee Fly
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Metopia pollenia Chao & Zhang, 1988
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Morellia micans Macquart, 1855
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Prionolabis habrosyne Alexander, 1970
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Symplecta (Symplecta) cana Walker, 1848
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Tipula (Triplicitipula) triplex Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xylomya tenthredinoides Wulp, 1867
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Lackawanna County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
22
48
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
18
22
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