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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Upper Township (Cape May County, New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
177
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
177
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
163
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
148
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Township (Cape May County)
8 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Township (Cape May County)
13 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1821Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Township (Cape May County)
13 Species
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Molophilus (Molophilus) psephenus Alexander, 1978
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Upper Township (Cape May County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
4
4
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