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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Sterling (Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
35
49
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
35
49
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
48
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
44
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
9
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sterling (Wayne County Pennsylvania)
7 Families width 7 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sterling (Wayne County Pennsylvania)
9 Genera with 7 Species
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Rabdophaga Westwood, 1847
Willow Gall Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdophaga Kieffer, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1856Cranefly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sterling (Wayne County Pennsylvania)
7 Species
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) parva Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tipula (Lunatipula) mainensis Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Pterelachisus) entomophthorae Alexander, 1918
Tipula (Vestiplex) platymera Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Sterling (Wayne County Pennsylvania)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
4
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
5
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