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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
106
262
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
262
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
238
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
167
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lee County (Alabama)
8 Families width 18 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies6SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lee County (Alabama)
14 Genera with 18 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1983Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Leucotabanus Lutz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 0Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1938Common horse flies5SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsychoda Tonnoir, 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lee County (Alabama)
18 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Alluaudomyia variegata Glick & Mullen, 1982
Apallates microcentrus Coquillett, 1904
Culicoides chewaclae Glick & Mullen, 1983Least adder's-tongue
Lasiopogon schizopygus Cannings, 2002
Leucotabanus annulatus Say, 1823
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Nanocladius alternanthevae
Neolophonotus leptostylus Londt, 1988
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stictocephala festina
Tabanus melanocerus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus moderator Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Tabanus petiolatus (Hine, 1917)⇒ Atylotus petiolateinus Leclercq, 1967
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus sublongus Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Trichopsychoda insulicola Quate, 1954Moth fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Lee County (Alabama)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
8
8
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