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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Preston (East Lothian, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
190
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
190
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
76
180
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
160
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
49
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Preston (East Lothian)
25 Families width 73 Species
#CTASBMLEOPRH
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies31SpeciesTaxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973Athericid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae (Newman, 1834)Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Preston (East Lothian)
49 Genera with 73 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTX
Aedes Meigen, 1818Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Antocha Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Atherix Meigen, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Beris Latreille, 17713SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1840Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Compsobata Czerny, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotoma Macquart, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eloeophila Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Epicampocera Macquart, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 17601SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1763Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Geomyza Fallen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Haematobia Lepeletier &..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolabis Osten Sacken, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophoria Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lipsothrix Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1809Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1804Tiger Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1835Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptychoptera Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdomastix Skuse, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker2SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1758Common Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Siphona Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1820Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1758Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1863Cranefly16SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Preston (East Lothian)
73 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Antocha (Antocha) vitripennis Meigen, 1830
Atherix ibis Fabricus, 1798Yellow-legged water-snipefly
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) ochracea Meigen, 1804
Beris chalybata Forster, 1771Murky-legged black legionnaire
Beris morrisii Dale, 1841Yellow-legged black legionnaire
Beris vallata Forster, 1771Bright four-spined legionnaire
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cheilosia (Chaetochilosia) impressa Loew, 1840
Cheilotrichia (Cheilotrichia) imbuta Meigen, 1818
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Compsobata cibaria Linnaeus, 1758
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Cylindrotoma distinctissima Meigen, 1818Port Huron hawthorn
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) modesta Meigen, 1818
Dilophus febrilis Linnaeus, 1758Fever Fly
Eloeophila verralli Bergroth, 1912
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Epicampocera succincta Meigen, 1824
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) ocellare Linnaeus, 1760
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Geomyza tripunctata Fallen, 1823Cereal Fly
Graphomya maculata Scopoli, 1763Muscid fly
Haematobia irritans Linnaeus, 1758Buffalo fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemerodromia baetica Collin, 1927
Hoplolabis (Parilisia) areolata Siebke, 1872
Hydrophoria lancifer Harris, 1780Deer Warble Fly
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Lipsothrix remota Walker, 1848
Lonchoptera lutea Panzer, 1809Yellow spear-winged fly
Mesembrina meridiana Linnaeus, 1758Noon fly
Molophilus (Molophilus) propinquus (Egger, 1863)⇒ Molophilus serpentiger Edwards, 1938
Nephrotoma analis Schummel, 1833
Nephrotoma appendiculata Pierre, 1919Spotted crane fly
Nephrotoma guestfalica Westhoff, 1879
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Meigen, 1804
Opomyza germinationis Linnaeus, 1758Grass and cereal fly
Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) albimana Fabricius, 1787
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) contaminata Linnaeus, 1758
Rhabdomastix (Sacandaga) edwardsi Tjeder, 1967
Rhagio scolopaceus Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Sarcophaga (Helicophagella) crassimargo Pandelle, 1896
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) carnaria Linnaeus, 1758Common flesh fly
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Siphona (Siphona) geniculata De Geer, 1776
Symplecta (Symplecta) hybrida Meigen, 1804
Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820Plain-eyed grey horsefly
Tachina (Eudoromyia) fera Linnaeus, 1761
Tachydromia morio (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Tachydromia halidayi Collin, 1926
Tephritis vespertina Loew, 1844
Thereva plebeja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thereva occulta Becker, 1908
Tipula (Acutipula) fulvipennis De Geer, 1776
Tipula (Acutipula) maxima Poda, 1761
Tipula (Acutipula) vittata Meigen, 1804
Tipula (Beringotipula) unca Wiedemann, 1817
Tipula (Lunatipula) fascipennis Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Lunatipula) lunata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879
Tipula (Platytipula) luteipennis Meigen, 1830
Tipula (Pterelachisus) submarmorata Schummel, 1833
Tipula (Pterelachisus) varipennis Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Savtshenkia) alpium Bergroth, 1888
Tipula (Savtshenkia) signata Staeger, 1840
Tipula (Savtshenkia) staegeri Nielsen, 1922
Tipula (Tipula) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Common crane fly
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Yamatotipula) lateralis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Tipula vanewrighti Oosterbroek, 1986
Tipula (Yamatotipula) montium Egger, 1863
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Preston (East Lothian)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
19
30
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
19
38
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