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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Piedmont (Cherokee County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
171
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
169
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
76
159
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
136
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Piedmont (Cherokee County Alabama)
13 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Piedmont (Cherokee County Alabama)
14 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Trichopoda Berthold, 1781Feather-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piedmont (Cherokee County Alabama)
13 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Gnophomyia tristissima Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Tabanus wiedemanni Osten Sacken, 1876
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Trichopoda (Galactomyia) pennipes Fabricius, 1781Feather Legged Fly

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

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
5
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