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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Richmond (Washington County, Rhode Island, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		68
154
190		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		68
154
190		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		63
144
178		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		48
126
160		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Richmond (Washington County Rhode Island)
5 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Richmond (Washington County Rhode Island)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Richmond (Washington County Rhode Island)
6 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Richmond (Washington County Rhode Island)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		4
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns		1
2
2		Family
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