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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Santa Cruz (Starr County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
623
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
623
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
166
604
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
529
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
72
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
24 Families width 77 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CSTAPELDO
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies19SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
72 Genera with 77 Species
#ABCDEGHJLMOPRSTUX
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Anastrepha Schiner, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Angiometopa Brauer & Ber..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Artemita Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Baeoura Alexander, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1843Hairy Maggot Blow Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly1SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eucelatoria Townsend, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1903Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1924Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1819Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1907Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Megistostylus Bigot, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloderas Lutz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Polybiomyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1925Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1846Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Titanogrypa Townsend, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthacrona Wulp, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Anastrepha fraterculus Wiedemann, 1830South American fruit fly
Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Anastrepha crebra Stone, 1942
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma xanthocnema Wiedemann, 1828
Angiometopa ravinia Parker, 1916
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Artemita nana Bellardi, 1862
Baeoura trichopoda trichopoda Alexander, 1930
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart, 1843Blow fly
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Copestylum (Phalacromya) sexmaculatum Palisot de B..., 1819
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Limnophila (Hesperolimnophila) euxesta Alexander, 1924
Liriomyza baccharidis Spencer, 1963Abrams' sandmat
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938Cabbage leaf miner
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830
Lutzomyia cruciata Coquillett D..., 1907
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia tama Schmitz, 1926
Megistostylus longicornis Fabricius, 1775
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Microdon laetus Loew, 1864
Minettia (Minettia) desmometopa De Meijere, 1907
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) lineatus Macquart, 1846
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Paracantha gentilis Hering, 1940Columbine
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Poeciloderas quadripunctatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Tabanus colombensis Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Xanthacrona bipustulata Wulp, 1899
Xanthandrus mexicanus Curran, 1930

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Santa Cruz (Starr County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
18
55
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
17
30
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