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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Lafayette (Chambers County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
257
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
257
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
235
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
67
187
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lafayette (Chambers County Alabama)
8 Families width 17 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lafayette (Chambers County Alabama)
14 Genera with 17 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1941Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lafayette (Chambers County Alabama)
17 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Xylomya americana Wiedemann, 1821

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Lafayette (Chambers County Alabama)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
4
5
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