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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Point Pelee (Leamington, Essex County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
122
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
60
122
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
54
112
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
100
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Point Pelee
7 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Point Pelee
8 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Eurymyia1SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Rainieria Rondani, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Point Pelee
10 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Eurymyia stipata
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Pyrgota valida Harris, 1841
Rainieria antennaepes Say, 1823
Xenochironomus taenionotus Say, 0Indigobush
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Point Pelee
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
3
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