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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region New Haven County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
1539
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
1539
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
254
1490
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1321
2214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
94
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Haven County
37 Families width 108 Species
#CATSPBOLMRXU
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies11SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies15SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies10SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae (Newman, 1834)Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Haven County
94 Genera with 108 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Albibarbefferia Artigas & Pa..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Anatopynia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Aspilota Foerster, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Bittacomorpha Westwood, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1907Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Caenophthalmus Krober, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1884Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chetogena Brauer & von..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1902Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1775Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 19012SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Epalpus Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1909African Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Erythrandra Brauer & Ber..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Eustalomyia Kowarz, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophoria Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Hystricia Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Lespesia Robineau-Des..., 19631SpeciesTaxom
Leucopis Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lypha Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Nemorilla Rondani, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19902SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1931Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Ravinia Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1856Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1847Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1775Cranefly2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Haven County
108 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Albibarbefferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Aspilota ephemera Viereck, 1917
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Bittacomorpha clavipes Fabricius, 1781Eastern Phantom Crane Fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius (Parabombylius) fraudulentus Johnson, 1907Pine barren stitchwort
Caenophthalmus bellus Krober, 1931
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calycomyza flavinotum Frick, 1956
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallifer Bigot, 1884
Chetogena (Diplostichus) lophyri Townsend, 1892
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Cuterebra (Cuterebra) americana Fabricius, 1775Woodrat Bot Fly
Delia echinata Seguy, 1923Carnation tip maggot
Delia megatricha Kertesz, 1901
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Epalpus signifer Walker, 1849Early Tachinid Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Erigone atra Brauer, 1898Post Dwarf Weaver
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Erythrandra picipes Brauer & Ber..., 1891
Euarestoides abstersus Loew, 1862
Eudorylas minor Cresson, 1911
Eustalomyia festiva Zetterstedt, 1845
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hermetia anthidium James & Wirth, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Homoneura disjuncta Johnson, 1914
Hybomitra frosti Pechuman, 1960Peaty dewberry
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Hydrophoria lancifer Harris, 1780Deer Warble Fly
Hystricia abrupta Wiedemann, 1830Bee-Like Tachinid Fly
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lespesia callosamiae Beneway, 1963
Leucopis (Leucopis) argenticollis Zetterstedt, 1848Nuttall's linanthus
Liriomyza brassicae Riley, 1885Cabbage leaf miner
Liriomyza fricki Spencer, 1965Pointed sandmat
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lypha dubia Fallen, 1810
Mallochohelea smithi Lewis, 1956
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Minettia (Minettia) lupulina Fabricius, 1787
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Nemorilla floralis Fallen, 1810
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pherbellia albocostata Fallen, 1820
Physocephala tibialis Say, 1829Common Eastern Physocephala
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)⇒ Tinearia alternata Say, 1824
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Ravinia querula Walker, 1849
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Solva crepuscula Hull, 1944Pungent oak
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Stictocephala taurina Fitch, 1856
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Strongylogaster soriculatipes Cresson, 1880
Strongylogaster tacita Norton, 1860
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus novaescotiae (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Tabanus novaescoeiae Macquart, 1847
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Tipula (Yamatotipula) furca Walker, 1848Arizona milkweed
Tipula (Yamatotipula) tricolor Fabricius, 1775Richard's macromitrium moss
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901Pitcher plant mosquito
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xylomya americana Wiedemann, 1821

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in New Haven County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
29
74
83
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
20
25
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
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Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org