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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Watford (Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
197
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
197
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
187
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
168
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
51
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Watford
17 Families width 86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies45SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies7SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies7SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841Winter Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Watford
51 Genera with 86 Species
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Achyrolimonia Alexander, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Atypophthalmus Brunetti, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Beris Latreille, 17713SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Compsilura Bouche, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotoma Macquart, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Dicranophragma Osten Sacken..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dicranota Zetterstedt, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 17601SpeciesTaxom
Erioconopa Starý, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ilisia Rondani, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neolimonia Alexander, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1804Tiger Crane Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Nigrotipula Hudson & Van..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Oxycera Meigen, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Paradelphomyia Alexander, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Phylidorea Bigot, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ptychoptera Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker2SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1775Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1804Cranefly13SpeciesTaxom
Trichocera Meigen, 1921Winter gnat5SpeciesTaxom
Ula Haliday, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Watford
86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achyrolimonia decemmaculata Loew, 1873
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) inustus Meigen, 1818
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) ochracea Meigen, 1804
Beris chalybata Forster, 1771Murky-legged black legionnaire
Beris clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Scarce orange legionnaire
Beris vallata Forster, 1771Bright four-spined legionnaire
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Brachyopa pilosa Collin, 1939
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Chrysopilus asiliformis Preyssler, 1791Little snipefly
Chrysopilus cristatus Fabricius, 1775Black snipefly
Compsilura concinnata Meigen, 1824Tachinid fly
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Cylindrotoma distinctissima Meigen, 1818Port Huron hawthorn
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) chorea Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) lucida De Meijere, 1918
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) modesta Meigen, 1818
Dicranophragma (Brachylimnophila) nemorale Meigen, 1818
Dicranota (Paradicranota) simulans Lackschewitz, 1940
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) ocellare Linnaeus, 1760
Erioconopa trivialis Meigen, 1818
Erioptera (Erioptera) flavata Westhoff, 1882
Erioptera (Erioptera) fuscipennis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ormosia fascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Erioptera (Erioptera) lutea Meigen, 1804
Gnophomyia viridipennis Gimmerthal, 1847
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Helius (Helius) flavus Walker, 1856
Ilisia maculata Meigen, 1804
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Limonia macrostigma Schummel, 1829
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Limonia phragmitidis Schrank, 1781
Liriomyza lutea Meigen, 1830
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Molophilus (Molophilus) appendiculatus Staeger, 1840
Molophilus (Molophilus) medius De Meijere, 1918
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neolimonia dumetorum Meigen, 1804
Nephrotoma appendiculata Pierre, 1919Spotted crane fly
Nephrotoma appendiculata appendiculata Pierre, 1919
Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758Cranefly
Nephrotoma flavescens Linnaeus, 1758Tiger Cranefly
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Meigen, 1830
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Meigen, 1804
Nigrotipula nigra Linnaeus, 1758
Ormosia (Ormosia) hederae Curtis, 1835
Ormosia (Ormosia) nodulosa Macquart, 1826
Oxycera rara Scopoli, 1763Four-barred major
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) senilis Haliday, 1833
Phylidorea (Phylidorea) ferruginea Meigen, 1818
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) lucorum Meigen, 1818
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) albimana Fabricius, 1787
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) contaminata Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagio scolopaceus Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus Edwards, 1929
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Sargus iridatus Scopoli, 1763Iridescent centurion
Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Stratiomys potamida Meigen, 1822
Tabanus bromius Linnaeus, 1758Band-eyed brown horsefly
Thereva nobilitata Fabricius, 1775Common stiletto
Tipula (Lunatipula) fascipennis Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Lunatipula) lunata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879
Tipula (Platytipula) luteipennis Meigen, 1830
Tipula (Pterelachisus) submarmorata Schummel, 1833
Tipula (Pterelachisus) varipennis Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Savtshenkia) confusa van der Wulp, 1883Tipula marmorata
Tipula (Savtshenkia) pagana Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Savtshenkia) signata Staeger, 1840
Tipula (Savtshenkia) staegeri Nielsen, 1922
Tipula (Tipula) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Common crane fly
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Vestiplex) scripta Meigen, 1830
Tipula (Yamatotipula) lateralis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Tipula vanewrighti Oosterbroek, 1986
Trichocera (Saltrichocera) annulata Meigen, 1818Winter Gnat
Trichocera (Saltrichocera) regelationis Linnaeus, 1758
Trichocera (Saltrichocera) saltator Harris, 1776
Trichocera (Trichocera) hiemalis De Geer, 1776Winter turnip gnat
Trichocera (Trichocera) major Edwards, 1921
Ula (Ula) sylvatica Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Watford
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
20
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
31
60
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