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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Ouachita County (Arkansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1136
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1136
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
225
1092
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
932
1230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
94
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ouachita County
33 Families width 120 Species
#CPSBATRDMELHO
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies21SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies13SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies8SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ouachita County
94 Genera with 120 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTX
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Alepia Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1820Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bittacomorpha Westwood, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chetogena Brauer & von..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1991Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Dipalta Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1763Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Exorista Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Hystricia Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1805Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nilea Robineau-Des..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Phebellia Robineau-Des..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1848Cranefly3SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Trichopoda Berthold, 1781Feather-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tricyphona Zetterstedt, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Tritoxa Loew, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ouachita County
120 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Alepia ancylis Quate & Brown, 2004
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anthrax cypris (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Chrysanthrax cypris Meigen, 1820
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Bittacomorpha clavipes Fabricius, 1781Eastern Phantom Crane Fly
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Chetogena metallica Robineau-Des..., 1830
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Chrysopilus thoracicus Fabricius, 1805Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821Black raspberry
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) frontalis Staeger, 1840
Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Dipalta serpentina Osten Sacken, 1877
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Drosophila putrida Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) caliptera Say, 1823
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Euaresta festiva Loew, 1862
Eurosta solidaginis Fitch, 1855Goldenrod gall fly
Exoprosopa fasciata Macquart, 1840Five-lobe cucumber
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Exorista coras Walker, 1849
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holopogon guttulus Wiedemann, 1821
Hystricia abrupta Wiedemann, 1830Bee-Like Tachinid Fly
Lepidophora lepidocera Wiedemann, 1828Scaly Bee Fly
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Liriomyza trifolii Burgess, 1880American serpentine leaf miner
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1860
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Minettia (Minettia) lupulina Fabricius, 1787
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Nilea erecta Coquillett, 1902
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) carlatus Roback, 1957
Oxysarcodexia galeata Aldrich, 1916
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada pusilla Macquart, 1842
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Paracantha gentilis Hering, 1940Columbine
Paramyia nitens Loew, 1869
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Peleteria (Oxydosphyria) iterans Walker, 1849Repetitive Tachinid Fly
Phebellia crassiseta Aldrich & We..., 1924
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Poecilanthrax lucifer Fabricius, 1775
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Pyrgota valida Harris, 1841
Rhagoletis suavis Loew, 1862Walnut Husk Maggot
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachytrechus consobrinus Haliday, 1851
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Tipula (Lunatipula) bicornis Forbes, 1890Lescur's thelia moss
Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis Say, 1823Giant Crane Fly
Tipula (Yamatotipula) furca Walker, 1848Arizona milkweed
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Trichopoda (Galactomyia) pennipes Fabricius, 1781Feather Legged Fly
Tricyphona (Tricyphona) inconstans (Osten Sacken, 1860)⇒ Pedicia inconstans Osten Sacken, 1859
Tritoxa incurva Loew, 1873Emory's desertmallow
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Ouachita County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
73
86
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
21
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
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Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org