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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Los Banos (Merced County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
55
95
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
55
95
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
51
87
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
41
74
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Los Banos (Merced County)
7 Families width 13 Species
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Los Banos (Merced County)
10 Genera with 13 Species
Acrosticta Loew, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Myelaphus Bigot, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Parasimulium Malloch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Banos (Merced County)
13 Species
Acrosticta apicalis Williston, 1896Picture-winged fly
Acrosticta compta Cole, 1912
Acrosticta similis (Cresson, 1924)⇒ Acrosticta apicalis Williston, 1896
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Exoprosopa xanthina Painter, 1934
Geron parvidus Painter, 1932
Geron winburni Painter, 1932
Myelaphus lobicornis Osten-sacken, 1877
Parasimulium (Parasimulium) stonei Peterson, 1977Steele's dewberry
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Los Banos (Merced County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
3
3
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