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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Scott County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
166
605
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
605
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
153
582
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
121
497
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
106
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scott County (Kansas)
32 Families width 133 Species
#CAPTBSEDFMLOV
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids18SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito30SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies15SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864Aulacigastrid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae (Macquart, 1834)Flesh flies6SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809)Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae (Curtis, 1833)Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886Wormlion1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scott County (Kansas)
106 Genera with 133 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMOPSTUV
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Alepia Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Angarotipula Savchenko, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1824Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Archytas Jaennicke, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Aulacigaster Macquart, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1898Grasshopper Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1863Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1864Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Dichaeta Meigen, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Dinera Robineau-Des..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Dryope Robineau-Des..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 19612SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Helicobia Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19482SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Idiocera Dale, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Incertella Sabrosky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycoriella Frey, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1830Green Soldier Fly2SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Pedicia Latreille, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Pentacricia Stein, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Protocalliphora Hough, 1899
Bird blow flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotephritina Malloch, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1914Common Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1929Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1863Cranefly4SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Vermipardus Stuckenberg, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scott County (Kansas)
133 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia annulata Say, 1823
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Alepia ancylis Quate & Brown, 2004
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Angarotipula illustris Doane, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anthrax alcyon (Say, 1824)⇒ Poecilanthrax alcyon Say, 1824
Archytas (Archytas) apicifer Walker, 1849
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Aulacigaster neoleucopeza Mathis & Fre..., 1994
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Blaesoxipha hunteri Hough, 1898
Bombylius (Bombylius) validus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864Northern Wasp Fly
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Dichaeta caudata Fallen, 1813
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) haeretica (Osten Sacken, 1869)⇒ Limonia haeretica Osten Sacken, 1869
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) longipennis Schummel, 1829
Dicranomyia (Nealexandriaria) anisota Alexander, 1973
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Dinera grisescens Fallen, 1817
Dryope decrepita Zetterstedt, 1838
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Exoprosopa decora Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Fannia lasiops Malloch, 1920
Fannia ungulata Chillcott, 1961
Geranomyia communis (Osten Sacken, 1860)⇒ Limonia communis Osten Sacken, 1859
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823
Gnophomyia tristissima Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Helicobia rapax Walker, 1849
Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Helius (Helius) flavipes Macquart, 1855Melon loco
Helius (Idiohelius) pentaneura (Alexander, 1948)⇒ Helius pentaneurus Alexander, 1948
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hemipenthes morio Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Bee Fly
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Idiocera (Idiocera) blanda Osten Sacken, 1860
Idiocera (Idiocera) gaigei Rogers, 1931
Incertella incerta Becker, 1912
Lepidophora lepidocera Wiedemann, 1828Scaly Bee Fly
Limnia lindbergi Steyskal, 1978Parry's ceanothus
Limnophora narona Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Lycoriella (Lycoriella) sativae Johannsen, 1912
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1860
Metopia campestris Fallen, 1810
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Odontomyia ornata Meigen, 1822Ornate brigadier
Odontomyia virgo Wiedemann, 1830
Orthopodomyia alba Baker, 1936
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) fossarum Haliday, 1833
Pentacricia aldrichii Stein, 1898Grannybush
Physocephala furcillata Williston, 1882
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Psychoda phalaenoides Linnaeus, 1758
Sarcophaga bullata (Parker, 1916)⇒ Neobellieria bullata Parker, 1916
Sarcophaga cooleyi (Parker, 1914)⇒ Neobellieria cooleyi Parker, 1914
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sepsis neocynipsea Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Simulium (Simulium) verecundum Stone & Jamn..., 1955Dahurian buckthorn
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stratiomys normula Loew, 1866
Symplecta (Symplecta) cana Walker, 1848
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes Fabricius, 1787Crane fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Systoechus vulgaris Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus stygius Say, 1823
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tipula (Lunatipula) bicornis Forbes, 1890Lescur's thelia moss
Tipula (Lunatipula) dorsimacula Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula (Triplicitipula) triplex Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula (Vestiplex) longiventris Loew, 1863Long-spur violet
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Vermipardus sathon Stuckenberg, 1995
Villa lateralis Say, 1823

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Scott County (Kansas)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
60
58
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
46
75
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Diptera at artfakta.se
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