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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Mount Washington (Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
77
157
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
157
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
76
155
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
134
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mount Washington (Berkshire County)
18 Families width 22 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae (Rondani, 1856)Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mount Washington (Berkshire County)
22 Genera with 22 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Amoebaleria Garrett, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Callomyia Meigen, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Carcelia Robineau-Des..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Leptomorphus Curtis, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Mydaea Robineau-Des..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Orthacheta Becker, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Thricops Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mount Washington (Berkshire County)
22 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Callomyia proxima Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Callomyia velutina Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Carcelia amplexa Coquillett, 1897
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Leptomorphus bifasciatus Say, 1824
Lonchaea affinis Malloch, 1920
Macrocera matilei Papavero, 1978
Macrocera nobilis (Johnson, 1922)⇒ Macrocera matilei Papavero, 1978
Megaselia subobscurata Malloch, 1912
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Mydaea occidentalis Malloch, 1920
Orthacheta hirtipes Johnson, 1927Brittle sandwort
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Suillia laevis Loew, 1862
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Mount Washington (Berkshire County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
19
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
3
4
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