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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Pleasant (Preston County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
243
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
243
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
95
243
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
83
224
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
28
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pleasant (Preston County)
18 Families width 22 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pleasant (Preston County)
28 Genera with 22 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Compsobata Czerny, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Epalpus Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Genea Vittad., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hystricia Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1859Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megalopelma Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pnyxia Johannsen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1840Down-looker2SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pleasant (Preston County)
22 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Compsobata univitta Walker, 1849
Epalpus signifer Walker, 1849Early Tachinid Fly
Genea (Genea) texensis Townsend, 1916
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Hystricia abrupta Wiedemann, 1830Bee-Like Tachinid Fly
Limnophila rufibasis Osten Sacken, 1859
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Metopia campestris Fallen, 1810
Minettia (Minettia) lupulina Fabricius, 1787
Mycomya (Calomycomya) pulchella Dziedzicki, 1885
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Pnyxia scabiei Hopkins, 1895Potato scab gnat
Rhagio gracilis Johnson, 1912
Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840Common snipe fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Pleasant (Preston County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
23
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
3
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