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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Newtown (Mingo County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		35
90
114		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		35
90
114		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		33
88
113		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		29
84
107		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		3
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Newtown (Mingo County)
3 Families width 8 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Newtown (Mingo County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Newtown (Mingo County)
8 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Newtown (Mingo County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		3
7
8		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