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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Otero County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
274
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
274
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
63
271
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
223
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Otero County (Colorado)
5 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Otero County (Colorado)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1894Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Otero County (Colorado)
9 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Copestylum (Phalacromya) lentum Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Copestylum (Phalacromya) satur Osten Sacken, 1877
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Mydas luteipennis Loew, 1866
Proctacanthus nearno Martin, 1962Rocky Mountain stickweed
Thereva diversa Coquillett, 1894
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Otero County (Colorado)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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