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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Santa Clara (Santa Clara County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
198
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
198
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
77
194
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
164
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Clara (Santa Clara County)
6 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Clara (Santa Clara County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1907Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1931Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara (Santa Clara County)
8 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Drosophila (Sophophora) suzukii Matsumara, 1931Cherry drosophila
Forcipomyia wirthi Saunders, 1956
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Stomoxys dacnusa (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Santa Clara (Santa Clara County)
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
2
3
4
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