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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Lancaster County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
83
184
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
83
184
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
169
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
141
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
16
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lancaster County (Virginia)
12 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lancaster County (Virginia)
16 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1905Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1838Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lancaster County (Virginia)
13 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lynchia americana Leach, 1817
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Psychoda phalaenoides Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Lancaster County (Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
11
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
6
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