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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Riverside (Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
100
227
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
100
227
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
209
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
180
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Riverside (Fairfield County Connecticut)
6 Families width 11 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Riverside (Fairfield County Connecticut)
10 Genera with 11 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Riverside (Fairfield County Connecticut)
11 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) polyclada Alexander, 1943

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Riverside (Fairfield County Connecticut)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
4
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