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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region St Albans (Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
196
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
196
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
186
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
55
149
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
20
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St Albans
11 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St Albans
20 Genera with 19 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1850Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1758Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Diplogeomyza Hendel, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1919Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nowickia Wachtl, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Parallelodiplosis Rübsaamen, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Phryxe Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1758Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St Albans
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Diplogeomyza diaphora Hendel, 1917
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Limonia phragmitidis Schrank, 1781
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Nephrotoma appendiculata appendiculata Pierre, 1919
Nowickia (Fabriciella) ferox Panzer, 1809
Parallelodiplosis cattleyae Molliard, 1903
Phryxe nemea Meigen, 1824
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Tachina (Eudoromyia) fera Linnaeus, 1761
Tipula (Tipula) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Common crane fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in St Albans
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
9
8
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