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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region New York City (New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
214
924
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
214
924
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
894
1164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
772
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
61
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New York City
28 Families width 57 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CATSBDXMOP
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies8SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges8SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New York City
61 Genera with 57 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTX
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Amauromyza Hendel, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Asteromyia Felt, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Boettcheria Parker, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cartodiplosis Gagne, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyia Fischer von ..., 1803
Pine Pitch Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 2010Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1858Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1776Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Idana Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Neodexiopsis Malloch, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Neolasioptera Felt, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Nephrocerus Zetterstedt, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1809Beet leafminer1SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Philosepedon Eaton, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytophaga Rondani, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyia Haliday, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New York City
57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Amauromyza (Cephalomyza) flavifrons Meigen, 1830
Amauromyza maculosa Malloch, 1913Blotch Leafminer
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Asteromyia tumifica Beutenmüller, 1907
Boettcheria parkeri Aldrich, 1916
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cartodiplosis nyssaecola Beutenmüller, 1907
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Chironomus quinnitukqut Martin, Subl..., 2010
Chrysotimus flavicornis Van Duzee, 1916California yampah
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dasineura lysimachiae Beutenmüller, 1907
Dialysis elongata Say, 1823
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Drosophila (Drosophila) repleta Wollaston, 1858False gilia
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Euaresta festiva Loew, 1862
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eurosta comma (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Eurosta floridensis Foote, 1977
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Gasterophilus intestinalis De Geer, 1776Horse bot
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Idana marginata Say, 1830
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Liriomyza eupatorii Kaltenbach, 1874
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Molophilus (Molophilus) psephenus Alexander, 1978
Neodexiopsis rufitibia Stein, 1919
Neolasioptera cornicola Beutenmüller, 1907
Neolasioptera linderae Beutenmüller, 1907
Neolasioptera nodulosa Beutenmüller, 1907Nodular Stem Gall Midge
Neolasioptera viburnicola Beutenmüller, 1907
Nephrocerus daeckei Johnson, 1903
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pegomya hyoscyami Panzer, 1809Beet Fly
Peleteria (Oxydosphyria) aclista Reinhard, 1956Miniature lupine
Phytophaga ulmi
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tachina (Eudoromyia) fera Linnaeus, 1761
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Themira lohmanus Ang, 2017
Triphleba affinis Borgmeier, 1963
Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in New York City
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
21
43
39
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
18
18
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