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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Prairie (LaPorte County, Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
77
172
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
172
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
169
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
137
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie (LaPorte County)
9 Families width 10 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie (LaPorte County)
11 Genera with 10 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1823
Fruit fly0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (LaPorte County)
10 Species
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Prairie (LaPorte County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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