AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region San Fernando (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
49
108
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
49
108
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
46
102
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
32
84
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Fernando (Los Angeles County)
4 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Fernando (Los Angeles County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1906Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Fernando (Los Angeles County)
8 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in San Fernando (Los Angeles County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
5
6
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