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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
108
246
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
108
246
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
100
225
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
73
180
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lafayette (Macon County Tennessee)
11 Families width 24 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies8SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies3SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lafayette (Macon County Tennessee)
20 Genera with 24 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1941Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ravinia Robineau-Des..., 18492SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 18271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lafayette (Macon County Tennessee)
24 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Dialysis elongata Say, 1823
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mydas tibialis Wiedemann, 1830Mydas Fly
Pelastoneurus proximus Aldrich, 1904
Pherbellia argyra Verbeke, 1967Evening trumpetflower
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Ravinia querula Walker, 1849
Ravinia stimulans Walker, 1849
Rhaphium exile Curran, 1926
Rhaphium vanduzeei Curran, 1926
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Thrypticus bicolor Macquart, 1827

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Lafayette (Macon County Tennessee)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
16
19
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