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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Richmond (Fort Bend County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
282
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
282
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
266
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
221
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
21
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Richmond (Fort Bend County)
13 Families width 19 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Richmond (Fort Bend County)
21 Genera with 19 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1776Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Richmond (Fort Bend County)
19 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Eurosta comma (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Eurosta floridensis Foote, 1977
Exoprosopa fasciata Macquart, 1840Five-lobe cucumber
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Gasterophilus intestinalis De Geer, 1776Horse bot
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Tephritis californica Doane, 1899

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Richmond (Fort Bend County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
18
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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