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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Morton County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
119
370
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
119
370
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
105
327
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
271
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
17
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morton County (Kansas)
11 Families width 16 Species
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morton County (Kansas)
17 Genera with 16 Species
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1937Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichota Kowarz, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1776Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Lordotus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1805Cranefly4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morton County (Kansas)
16 Species
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Culicoides (Amossovia) arboricola Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Eutrichota cylindrica Stein, 1898
Gasterophilus intestinalis De Geer, 1776Horse bot
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Lordotus gibbus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Psychoda albipennis Zetterstedt, 1850
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly
Tipula (Platytipula) cunctans Say, 1823Indigobush
Tipula (Yamatotipula) furca Walker, 1848Arizona milkweed
Tipula (Yamatotipula) sayi Alexander, 1911
Tipula erioptera Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Morton County (Kansas)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
9
8
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