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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
29
67
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
29
67
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
25
61
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
19
53
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Palm Beach
8 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Palm Beach
19 Genera with 19 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Brunettia Annandale, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1914Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Philosepedon Eaton, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1914Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thripsobremia Barnes, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Palm Beach
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Brunettia sycophanta Quate, 1955Newberry's milkvetch
Chrysops ultimus Whitney, 1914
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Glyptotendipes seminole Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Goeldichironomus holoprasinus Goeldi, 1905Midge
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Molophilus tanypus tanypus Alexander, 1922
Palpomyia novitibialis Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Philosepedon interdicta Dyar, 1928
Psychoda alternicula Quate, 1955Newberry's milkvetch
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tabanus birdiei Whitney, 1914Nightblooming false bindweed
Thripsobremia thripivora Gagne, 1993
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in West Palm Beach
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
16
17
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