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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
222
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
222
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
207
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
67
198
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
17
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Branford
12 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Branford
17 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1904Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Branford
13 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Hybomitra frosti Pechuman, 1960Peaty dewberry
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Minettia (Minettia) lupulina Fabricius, 1787
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in North Branford
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
12
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
5
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