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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Matagorda County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
111
356
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
111
356
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
101
329
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
73
249
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Matagorda County
9 Families width 10 Species
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matagorda County
10 Genera with 10 Species
Cuterebra Clark, 1775Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matagorda County
10 Species
Cuterebra (Trypoderma) buccata Fabricius, 1775Rabbit Bot Fly
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Goeldichironomus carus Townes, 1945
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Matagorda County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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