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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Whixall (Shropshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
136
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
136
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
123
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
112
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whixall
10 Families width 26 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whixall
22 Genera with 26 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1818Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1758March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1794Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Idioptera Macquart, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1919Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oplodontha Rondani, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Oxycera Meigen, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Phylidorea Bigot, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ptychoptera Meigen, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1859Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1818Cranefly2SpeciesTaxom
Tricyphona Zetterstedt, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whixall
26 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Bibio marci Linnaeus, 1758March fly
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) chorea Meigen, 1818
Erioptera (Erioptera) lutea Meigen, 1804
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Hybomitra distinguenda Verrall, 1909Bright horsefly
Hydrotaea irritans Fallen, 1823Headfly
Idioptera linnei Oosterbroek, 1992
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Limonia phragmitidis Schrank, 1781
Mesembrina meridiana Linnaeus, 1758Noon fly
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) quadrinotata Meigen, 1818
Nephrotoma appendiculata Pierre, 1919Spotted crane fly
Oplodontha viridula Fabricius, 1775Common green colonel
Oxycera rara Scopoli, 1763Four-barred major
Phylidorea (Phylidorea) ferruginea Meigen, 1818
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) albimana Fabricius, 1787
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) minuta Tonnoir, 1919
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Tanytarsus sylvaticus van der Wulp, 1859
Tipula (Pterelachisus) submarmorata Schummel, 1833
Tipula (Pterelachisus) varipennis Meigen, 1818
Tricyphona (Tricyphona) immaculata Meigen, 1804

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Whixall
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
15
18
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