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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Staffordshire (West Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
707
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
155
707
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
147
692
1339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
606
1226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
98
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Staffordshire
34 Families width 130 Species
#CABDSTPREFHMO
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies7SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies42SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies5SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies6SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies11SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pallopteridae (Loew, 1862)Flutter flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Staffordshire
98 Genera with 130 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTVX
Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyza Fallen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Aleucosia Edwards, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Amauromyza Hendel, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1927Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Beris Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Botanophila Lioy, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Carbonia Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1822Blacklets3SpeciesTaxom
Chirosia Rondani, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1758Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1758Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1817Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Domomyza Rondani, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1906Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriothrix Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1931Rat-tailed maggots6SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Gymnocheta Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18232SpeciesTaxom
Hylemya Robineau-Des..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Loxocera Meigen, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1817Large hover fly3SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meroplius Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18174SpeciesTaxom
Myopa Fabricius, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Napomyza Westwood, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1919Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nilea Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Palloptera Fallen, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pegoplata Schnabl & Dz..., 18262SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 18262SpeciesTaxom
Phasia Robineau-Des..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Phryxe Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Polyporivora Kessel & Mag..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ptychoptera Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Resseliella Seitner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Siphona Meigen, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1929Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1775Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1818Cranefly2SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Staffordshire
130 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Agromyza mobilis Meigen, 1830
Aleucosia hemiteles Schiner, 1868
Amauromyza (Cephalomyza) flavifrons Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Argyra diaphana Fabricius, 1775
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Beris vallata Forster, 1771Bright four-spined legionnaire
Botanophila fugax Meigen, 1826
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Cephalops (Semicephalops) penultimus Ackland, 1993
Cheilosia (Convocheila) bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) illustrata Harris, 1780
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vulpina Meigen, 1822
Chirosia betuleti Ringdahl, 1935Fern gall fly
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysopilus cristatus Fabricius, 1775Black snipefly
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Conops (Conops) flavipes Linnaeus, 1758
Conops (Conops) quadrifasciatus De Geer, 1776
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Delia florilega Zetterstedt, 1845Bean seed maggot
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) popularis Wiedemann, 1817Long-legged fly
Domomyza cincta (Rondani, 1856)⇒ Cacoxenus indagator Loew, 1858
Drosophila (Dorsilopha) busckii (Cocquillett, 1901)⇒ Drosophila busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Drosophila (Lordiphosa) andalusiaca (Strobl, 1906)⇒ Lordiphosa andalusiaca Strobl, 1906
Dryomyza anilis Fallen, 1820Marsh Fly
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Pachymeria) femorata Fabricius, 1798
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eriothrix rufomaculatus De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis abusivus (Collin, 1931)⇒ Eristalis abusiva Collin, 1931
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eupalamus lacteator Gravenhorst, 1829
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Fannia sociella Zetterstedt, 1845
Gymnocheta viridis Fallen, 1810
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hydrotaea diabolus Harris, 1780
Hydrotaea irritans Fallen, 1823Headfly
Hylemya vagans Panzer, 1798
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) glaucia Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Liriomyza flaveola Fallen, 1823Aster leaf miner
Loxocera (Loxocera) aristata Panzer, 1801
Loxocera albiseta Schrank, 1803
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) quadrimaculata Verrall, 1873
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Meroplius minutus Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrina meridiana Linnaeus, 1758Noon fly
Microchrysa flavicornis Meigen, 1822Green gem
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Molophilus (Molophilus) obscurus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Molophilus insanus Alexander, 1970
Morellia (Morellia) aenescens Robineau-Des..., 1830
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Musca citrofasciata (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Xanthogramma citrofasciatum De Geer, 1776
Musca festiva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Xanthogramma festiva Linnaeus, 1758
Musca stabulans (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Muscina stabulans Fallen, 1817
Myopa testacea Linnaeus, 1767
Napomyza elegans Meigen, 1830
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Neoascia (Neoasciella) meticulosa Scopoli, 1763
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Nephrotoma appendiculata Pierre, 1919Spotted crane fly
Nilea hortulana Meigen, 1824
Opomyza florum Fabricius, 1794Grass and cereal fly
Opomyza germinationis Linnaeus, 1758Grass and cereal fly
Palloptera trimacula (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Toxoneura trimacula Meigen, 1826
Parasyrphus punctulatus Verrall, 1873
Pegoplata aestiva Meigen, 1826
Pegoplata infirma Meigen, 1826
Phaonia angelicae Scopoli, 1763
Phaonia errans Meigen, 1826
Phasia (Phasia) barbifrons Girschner, 1887
Phryxe vulgaris Fallen, 1810
Phytoliriomyza dorsata Siebke, 1864
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) petoei Hering, 1924
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Polyporivora ornata Meigen, 1838
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) albimana Fabricius, 1787
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) contaminata Linnaeus, 1758
Resseliella crataegi Barnes, 1939Hawthorn stem midge
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Sargus flavipes Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823Imported cabbage leaf miner
Scathophaga inquinata Meigen, 1826
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758
Siphona (Siphona) geniculata De Geer, 1776
Siphona nigricans Villeneuve, 1930
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Tachina (Tachina) grossa Linnaeus, 1758Giant tachinid fly
Tanytarsus samboni (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Telmatoscopus britteni Tonnoir, 1940
Thereva nobilitata Fabricius, 1775Common stiletto
Tipula (Beringotipula) unca Wiedemann, 1817
Tipula (Lunatipula) fascipennis Meigen, 1818
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Staffordshire
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
86
115
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
12
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
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Diptera at dyntaxa.se
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