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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Prairie (Hillsborough County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
122
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
122
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
118
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
105
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
17
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie (Hillsborough County Florida)
9 Families width 9 Species
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie (Hillsborough County Florida)
17 Genera with 9 Species
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Apotropina Hendel, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoptera Winnertz, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1823
Fruit fly0SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1969love bug1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (Hillsborough County Florida)
9 Species
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Plecia exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Prairie (Hillsborough County Florida)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
7
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
10
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