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Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region West (Montgomery County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
369
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
134
368
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
128
359
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
274
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
55
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
19
47
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
15
40
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
14
32
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
8
12
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West (Iowa)
8 Families width 9 Species
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West (Iowa)
12 Genera with 9 Species
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West (Iowa)
9 Species
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Eurosta solidaginis Fitch, 1855Goldenrod gall fly
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Sepsis neocynipsea Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Urophora (Urophora) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in West (Iowa)
SuperfamilyCarnoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEphydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHeteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOpomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTephritoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom