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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Mount Vernon (Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
128
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
62
128
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
57
117
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
100
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
10
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mount Vernon (Elgin County)
7 Families width 8 Species
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mount Vernon (Elgin County)
10 Genera with 8 Species
Amoebaleria Garrett, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Metatrichia Coquillett, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Oecothea Curtis, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1823Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mount Vernon (Elgin County)
8 Species
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) humidicola (Osten Sacken, 1860)⇒ Limonia humidicola Osten Sacken, 1859
Dicranomyia (Glochina) liberta (Osten Sacken, 1860)⇒ Limonia liberta Osten Sacken, 1859
Metatrichia bulbosa Osten Sacken, 1877
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Symplecta (Symplecta) cana Walker, 1848
Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis Say, 1823Giant Crane Fly
Tribelos ater Townes, 1945

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Mount Vernon (Elgin County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
6
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