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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Orange (Orange County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
191
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
191
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
179
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
149
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
18
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orange (Orange County Texas)
10 Families width 36 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito26SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orange (Orange County Texas)
18 Genera with 36 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1775Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hystricia Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Juriniopsis Townsend, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1940love bug1SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1931Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orange (Orange County Texas)
36 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Cuterebra (Cuterebra) americana Fabricius, 1775Woodrat Bot Fly
Hystricia abrupta Wiedemann, 1830Bee-Like Tachinid Fly
Juriniopsis adusta Wulp, 1888Tachinid Fly
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Plecia nearctica Hardy, 1940Double-headed bug
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Orange (Orange County Texas)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
9
27
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