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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Plain (Houston County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
84
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
84
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
82
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
43
67
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
25
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Plain (Texas)
16 Families width 18 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Plain (Texas)
25 Genera with 18 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1828March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Plain (Texas)
18 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sepsis biflexuosa Strobl, 1893Black scavenger fly
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Plain (Texas)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
15
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
10
7
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