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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1145
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1142
1701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
225
1106
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
945
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
96
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sonoma County
33 Families width 98 Species
#SCPBTAODMEHR
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies9SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies19SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies14SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sonoma County
96 Genera with 98 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPRSTVWX
Adoxomyia Kertesz, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Alepia Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Angiometopa Brauer & Ber..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1887Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Aprionus Kieffer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Campiglossa Rondani, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Chaetorellia Hendel, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Chetogena Brauer & von..., 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Chetostoma Rondani, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolabis Osten Sacken, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1921Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1815
Bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dasyllis Loew, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicolonus Loew, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Dicranota Zetterstedt, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dicropaltum Martin, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1981Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Eugnoriste Coquillett, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Eulasiona Townsend, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Euleia Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichota Kowarz, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1877Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantrophaga Townsend, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1849Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Leschenaultia Robineau-Des..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Leucophora Robineau-Des..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lipsothrix Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nemomydas Curran, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1812Green Soldier Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Paradidyma Brauer & Ber..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucopis Malloch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pherbecta Steyskal, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phronia Winnertz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Polybiomyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1823Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 2005Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1863Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Tricyphona Zetterstedt, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Winthemia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sonoma County
98 Species
Adoxomyia rustica Osten Sacken, 1877
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) squamiger Coquillett, 1902California saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Alepia ancylis Quate & Brown, 2004
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Angiometopa ravinia Parker, 1916
Anthrax agrippina (Osten Sacken, 1887)⇒ Villa agrippina Osten Sacken, 1887
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Aprionus bostrichus Berest, 1997
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Campiglossa genalis Thomson, 1869
Chetostoma californicum Blanc, 1959
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Cryptolabis (Cryptolabis) magnistyla Alexander, 1962
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Cyrtopogon dasyllis Williston, 1893
Dasyllis astur Osten Sacken, 1877
Dicolonus nigricentrus Adisoemarto ..., 1975
Dicranota (Rhaphidolabis) sanctaeluciae Alexander, 1964
Dicropaltum mesae Tucker, 1907
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Euaresta bullans Wiedemann, 1830Bathurst burr seed fly
Eudioctria media Banks, 1917
Eudioctria nitida Williston, 1883
Eugnoriste villosoabdominalis Mohrig, 2003
Eulasiona nigra Curran, 1924
Euleia fratria Loew, 1862
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Eutrichota apicalis Stein, 1898
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Helina humilis Stein, 1920
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Heteropogon cirrhatus Osten-sacken, 1877
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Lasiopogon californicus Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon zonatus Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptoconops (Holoconops) kerteszi Kieffer, 1908
Leptoconops arnaudi Clastrier & ..., 1978
Leschenaultia americana Brauer & Ber..., 1893
Leucophora unilineata Zetterstedt, 1838
Liancalus querulus Osten Sacken, 1877
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Lipsothrix hynesiana Alexander, 1964
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Molophilus (Molophilus) psephenus Alexander, 1978
Nannocyrtopogon atripes Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nemomydas pantherinus Gerstaecker, 1868
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Nicocles dives Loew, 1866
Nicocles politus Say, 1823
Odontomyia cincta Olivier, 1812Littleleaf mockorange
Ornithomya fringillina Curtis, 1836Fowl fly
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Paracantha genalis Malloch, 1941
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paraleucopis corvina Malloch, 1913
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Pherbecta limenitis Steyskal, 1956Coast whitethorn
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Phronia tenuis Winnertz, 1863Spreading phlox
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Rhagio vertebratus Say, 1823
Rhagoletis completa Cresson, 1929Husk maggot
Rhagoletis suavis Loew, 1862Walnut Husk Maggot
Rhagoletis zephyria Snow, 1894
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Simulium (Hemicnetha) canadense Hearle, 1932Scarlet larkspur
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) hunteri Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Stenopogon minos Osten Sacken, 1877
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Strongylogaster distans Norton, 1868
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tephritis californica Doane, 1899
Tephritis candidipennis Foote, 1960Langlois' fontinalis moss
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Thereva krafti Holston & Irwin, 2005
Tipula (Lunatipula) apicalis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Tricyphona (Tricyphona) hynesiana Alexander, 1961
Trupanea californica Malloch, 1942
Trupanea vicina Wulp, 1900Marigold fruit fly
Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Sonoma County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
77
72
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
19
26
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