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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Montgomery County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
767
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
767
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
706
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
590
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
80
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Montgomery County (Virginia)
29 Families width 93 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CBSDRMTALPEOX
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito21SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies18SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies5SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Montgomery County (Virginia)
80 Genera with 93 Species
#ABCDEFLMNOPRSTUVX
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Aldrichia Coquillett, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Aphidoletes Kieffer, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1907Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidi Newman, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1805Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1956Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1954Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotoma Macquart, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lejota Rondani, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leucopis Meigen, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1823Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merosargus Loew, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Myiopharus Brauer & Ber..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Odinia Robineau-Des..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Oestrus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18232SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psellidotus Rondani, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1823Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1863Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Symphoromyia Frauenfeld, 1915Rocky Mountain Bite Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1828
Falsehorn Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1848Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ula Haliday, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montgomery County (Virginia)
93 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aldrichia auripuncta Painter, 1940
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Argyra nigricoxa Van Duzee, 1925Oregon yampah
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Bezzia varicolor Coquillett, 1902
Bombylius (Bombylius) pulchellus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Bombylius fascipennis Evenhuis, 1978
Bombylius (Parabombylius) fraudulentus Johnson, 1907Pine barren stitchwort
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Ceratoculicoides longipennis Wirth, 1952
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chrysopilus modestus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Chrysopilus pilosus Leonard, 1930Common marsh-mallow
Chrysopilus thoracicus Fabricius, 1805Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Coenosia leucotrichia Albuquerque, 1956
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides denningi Foote & Pratt, 1954
Cylindrotoma distinctissima Meigen, 1818Port Huron hawthorn
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Dasineura trifolii (Löw, 1874)⇒ Dasineura leguminicola Lintner, 1879
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Dictya texensis Curran, 1932
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Ferdinandea dives Osten Sacken, 1877
Forcipomyia acinacis Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia crinita Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia edmistoni Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Lasiopogon woodorum Cannings, 2002
Lejota aerea Loew, 1872
Leucopis piniperda Malloch, 1921Paha
Limnophila macrocera macrocera Say, 1823
Liriomyza eupatoriana Spencer, 1954
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melanagromyza buccalis Spencer, 1969Giant spurge
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merosargus caeruleifrons Johnson, 1900
Mesembrina latreillii Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Metopia lateralis Macquart, 1848
Myiopharus aberrans Townsend, 1916
Odinia boletina Zetterstedt, 1848
Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758Sheep Bot Fly
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Rhagio vertebratus Say, 1823
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Sargus fasciatus Fabricius, 1805
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869
Sphegina rufiventris (Loew, 1863)⇒ Sphegina spheginea Zetterstedt, 1838
Symphoromyia montana Aldrich, 1915
Systoechus vulgaris Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Tipula (Yamatotipula) furca Walker, 1848Arizona milkweed
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Ula (Ula) sylvatica Meigen, 1818
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Xylota (Ameroxylota) ejuncida Say, 1824

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Montgomery County (Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
22
60
60
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
20
33
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