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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Leighton (Cheshire East, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
101
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
52
101
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
45
89
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
67
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leighton
7 Families width 22 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies12SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841Winter Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leighton
16 Genera with 22 Species
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Giardomyia Felt, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1992Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ptychoptera Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly2SpeciesTaxom
Trichocera Meigen, 1818Winter gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leighton
22 Species
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Giardomyia britannica Milne, 1960
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Limnophila (Limnophila) schranki Oosterbroek, 1992Phylidorea schranki
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Molophilus (Molophilus) obscurus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Molophilus insanus Alexander, 1970
Opomyza florum Fabricius, 1794Grass and cereal fly
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) contaminata Linnaeus, 1758
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tipula (Pterelachisus) submarmorata Schummel, 1833
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Trichocera (Saltrichocera) annulata Meigen, 1818Winter Gnat
Urophora (Urophora) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Leighton
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
9
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
7
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