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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Thornton (Taylor County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		38
48
57		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		38
48
57		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		35
45
54		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		31
41
50		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		5
7
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thornton (Taylor County West Virginia)
5 Families width 5 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae (Macquart, 1834)Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thornton (Taylor County West Virginia)
7 Genera with 5 Species
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thornton (Taylor County West Virginia)
5 Species
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Sarcophaga (Sarcotachinella) sinuata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Sarcotachinella sinuata Meigen, 1826
Sepsis neocynipsea Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Thornton (Taylor County West Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		4
6
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns		1
1
1		Family
Genus
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