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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Wildwood (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
40
69
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
40
69
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
39
67
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
56
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
6
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wildwood (Allegheny County)
5 Families width 3 Species
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wildwood (Allegheny County)
6 Genera with 3 Species
Asteromyia Felt, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wildwood (Allegheny County)
3 Species
Asteromyia carbonifera Osten Sacken, 1862Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
Homoneura disjuncta Johnson, 1914
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Wildwood (Allegheny County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
3
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