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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Orono (Penobscot County, Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
384
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
384
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
356
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
319
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
25
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orono (Penobscot County)
16 Families width 29 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orono (Penobscot County)
25 Genera with 29 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1818Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Aleucosia Edwards, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Bittacomorpha Westwood, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cephenemyia Latreille, 1818
Deer Bot Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1864Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coptera Say, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Earomyia Zetterstedt, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Strauzia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1978Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1887Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1919Cranefly3SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orono (Penobscot County)
29 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aleucosia hemiteles Schiner, 1868
Bittacomorpha clavipes Fabricius, 1781Eastern Phantom Crane Fly
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864Northern Wasp Fly
Coptera pomonellae Muesebeck, 1980
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Earomyia aterrima Malloch, 1920
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) canadensis Loew, 1873Currant and gooseberry maggot
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) eques Johannsen, 1908
Forcipomyia crinita Saunders, 1964
Helius (Helius) mainensis Alexander, 1916
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Ormosia (Ormosia) dentifera Alexander, 1919
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Rhagoletis fausta Osten Sacken, 1877Black cherry fruit fly
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Strauzia longipennis Wiedemann, 1830Peacock fly
Strongylogaster multicincta Norton, 1862
Strongylogaster tacita Norton, 1860
Tabanus minusculus (Datta & Das, 1978)⇒ Dasybasis constans Walker, 1848
Temnostoma venustum Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Tipula (Lunatipula) parshleyi Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Pterelachisus) penobscot Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Savtshenkia) phoroctenia Alexander, 1919
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Orono (Penobscot County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
15
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
10
13
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