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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region St. George (St. Louis County, Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
77
178
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
178
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
170
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
132
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for St. George (St. Louis County Missouri)
6 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. George (St. Louis County Missouri)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1805Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Rainieria Rondani, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. George (St. Louis County Missouri)
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Rainieria antennaepes Say, 1823
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in St. George (St. Louis County Missouri)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
2
2
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