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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Nassau (Rensselaer County, New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
27
55
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
27
55
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
27
55
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
23
50
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nassau (Rensselaer County)
4 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nassau (Rensselaer County)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Caryomyia Felt, 1909Hickory Gall Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cordylomyia Felt, 01SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1921Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Lestodiplosis Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nassau (Rensselaer County)
9 Species
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Caryomyia consobrina Felt, 1909
Clinodiplosis examinis Felt, 1913
Cordylomyia brevicornis
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Drosophila (Drosophila) hydei Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Lestodiplosis pugionis Felt, 1911
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Nassau (Rensselaer County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
6
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