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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
473
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
473
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
460
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
399
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rocky Mountain National Park
13 Families width 25 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886Wormlion1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rocky Mountain National Park
16 Genera with 25 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Aleucosia Edwards, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aspilota Foerster, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1941Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Vermipardus Stuckenberg, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rocky Mountain National Park
25 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aleucosia hemiteles Schiner, 1868
Aspilota sinibasis Fischer, 1969
Brillia flavifrons Johannsen, 1905
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Platycheirus coerulescens Williston, 1887
Simulium (Simulium) hunteri Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Stomoxys dacnusa (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758
Tipula (Yamatotipula) continentalis Alexander, 1941
Vermipardus sathon Stuckenberg, 1995

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Rocky Mountain National Park
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
9
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
7
14
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