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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Laurel County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
394
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
394
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
122
377
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
333
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
24
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Laurel County
12 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Laurel County
24 Genera with 20 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Campylocheta Rondani, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Goniops Aldrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Rainieria Rondani, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Laurel County
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Dialysis rufithorax Say, 1823
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Gnophomyia tristissima Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Goniops chrysocoma Osten Sacken, 1875
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Rainieria antennaepes Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Laurel County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
19
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
5
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