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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
126
459
607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
126
459
607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
117
430
558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
370
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wetzel County
9 Families width 15 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wetzel County
15 Genera with 15 Species
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1805Yellow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1912Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wetzel County
15 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Haematopota rara Johnson, 1912Drummond's stitchwort
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781House fly
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Wetzel County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
13
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
2
1
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