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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Ross County (Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
1204
1636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
264
1204
1636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1149
1528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
989
1325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
86
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ross County
32 Families width 89 Species
#CABSTPEHMDO
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae (Czerny, 1903)Anthomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies8SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914Periscelidid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies10SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies11SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841Winter Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ross County
86 Genera with 89 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTUXZ
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyza Boisduval, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Boettcheria Parker, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies4SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Cyamops Melander, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Diclasiopa Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Fucellia Robineaux-de..., 1842
Seaweed Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Ilythea Haliday, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1881Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1855Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nemotelus Geoffroy, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18242SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18493SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Senotainia Macquart, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1848Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichocera Meigen, 1776Winter gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Tritoxa Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Zonosemata Benjamin, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ross County
89 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anthrax analis (Say, 1823)⇒ Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Boettcheria cimbicis Townsend, 1892
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) varipes Coquillett, 1902
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Cyamops nebulosus Melander, 1913Goldentuft
Diclasiopa lacteipennis Loew, 1862
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Hyadina albovenosa Coquillett, 1900
Hybomitra difficilis Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra sodalis Williston, 1887
Ilythea spilota Curtis, 1832
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Limnophila (Limnophila) bryobia Mik, 1881
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lucilia coeruleiviridis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Phaenicia coeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Lynchia americana Leach, 1817
Machimus maneei Hine, 1909
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Molophilus (Molophilus) psephenus Alexander, 1978
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nemotelus (Nemotelus) kansensis Adams, 1903
Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781House fly
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Rhamphomyia limbata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longipennis Loew, 1861
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scatella (Scatella) obsoleta Loew, 1861
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatella picea Walker, 1849
Scenopinus glabrifrons Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Senotainia rubriventris Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Tetanocera vicina Macquart, 1843American melonleaf
Tipula (Yamatotipula) furca Walker, 1848Arizona milkweed
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Trichocera (Trichocera) hiemalis De Geer, 1776Winter turnip gnat
Tritoxa flexa Wiedemann, 1830Black Onion Fly
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Zeros flavipes Williston, 1896
Zonosemata vittigera Coquillett, 1899

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Ross County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
67
67
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
19
22
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