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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
102
266
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
102
266
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
241
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
69
190
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lafayette (Lafayette Parish)
9 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lafayette (Lafayette Parish)
18 Genera with 21 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1916Grasshopper Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Mecynocorpus Roback, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microcerella Macquart, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1941Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lafayette (Lafayette Parish)
21 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Blaesoxipha alcedo Aldrich, 1916
Blaesoxipha rudis Aldrich, 1916
Diaphorus canus Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Ectecephala sulcata Sabrosky, 1941
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Mecynocorpus salvum Aldrich, 1916
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microcerella scrofa Aldrich, 1916
Oxysarcodexia ventricosa Wulp, 1895
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Lafayette (Lafayette Parish)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
14
16
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