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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Orleans Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
113
267
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
113
267
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
246
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
191
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
30
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orleans Parish
13 Families width 39 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies8SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orleans Parish
30 Genera with 39 Species
#ACDHLMOPSTUX
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Aspilota Foerster, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Docosia Winnertz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1877Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ormia Robineau-Des..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1828
love bug0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1892Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsychoda Tonnoir, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Ulomyia Haliday, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orleans Parish
39 Species
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
Anopheles (Anopheles) bradleyi King, 1939Heartscale
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Aspilota trichops
Chernovskiia amphitrite Townes, 1945
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Cryptochironomus ponderosus Sublette, 1964
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Docosia melita Chandler & Gatt, 2000
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia sylphida Bigot, 1877
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Ormia ochracea Bigot, 1889Primitive wingless insects
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)⇒ Tinearia alternata Say, 1824
Psychoda alternicula Quate, 1955Newberry's milkvetch
Psychoda phalaenoides Linnaeus, 1758
Tabanus acutus Bigot, 1892
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Telmatoscopus furcatus Kincaid, 1899
Trichopsychoda insulicola Quate, 1954Moth fly
Ulomyia lativentris Berden, 1952
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Orleans Parish
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
23
31
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