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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Pittsburg (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
103
300
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
103
300
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
100
293
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
77
263
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pittsburg (Contra Costa County)
9 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pittsburg (Contra Costa County)
14 Genera with 19 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1922Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Wohlfahrtia Brauer & Ber..., 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pittsburg (Contra Costa County)
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Limnophila (Limnophila) dictyoptera Alexander, 1922
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Tetanocera plumosa Loew, 1847
Tetanocera vicina Macquart, 1843American melonleaf
Wohlfahrtia vigil Walker, 1849Fox Maggot

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Pittsburg (Contra Costa County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
8
11
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