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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Sterling (Arenac County, Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
358
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
358
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
109
334
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
279
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sterling (Arenac County)
13 Families width 31 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sterling (Arenac County)
25 Genera with 31 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Beris Latreille, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1851Bluebottle3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1850Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lespesia Robineau-Des..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Mydaea Robineau-Des..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1805Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Parallelomma Becker, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sapromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Thecodiplosis Kieffer, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Thricops Rondani, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1856Cranefly4SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sterling (Arenac County)
31 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Beris fuscipes Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora loewi Enderlein, 1903Long-horned Bluebottle
Calliphora terraenovae Macquart, 1851Melon
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) parva Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Lespesia stonei Sabrosky, 1977
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Mesembrina decipiens Loew, 1873
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) immatura Osten Sacken, 1860
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) solitaria Osten Sacken, 1860
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1860
Mydaea occidentalis Malloch, 1920
Nephrotoma alterna Walker, 1848
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Parallelomma vittata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Parallelomma vittatum Meigen, 1826
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Thecodiplosis pinirigidae Packard, 1878Pine-needle gall fly
Thricops albibasalis Zetterstedt, 1849
Thricops diaphanus Wiedemann, 1817
Tipula (Labiotipula) youngi Alexander, 1927
Tipula (Lunatipula) mainensis Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Pterelachisus) entomophthorae Alexander, 1918
Tipula (Vestiplex) platymera Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Tomosvaryella sylvatica Meigen, 1824

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Sterling (Arenac County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
15
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
10
15
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