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Checklist for Family Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 (Filth flies)
and region Iowa (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
374
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
291
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
35
196
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
31
153
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
87
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMilichiidae
Schiner, 1862
Filth flies, Freeloader Flies, Jackal flies
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
3 Genera with 3 Species
Desmometopa Loew, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Leptometopa Becker, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pholeomyia Bilimek, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
3 Species
Desmometopa nearctica Sabrosky, 1983Brushpea
Leptometopa latipes Meigen, 1830
Pholeomyia indecora Loew, 1869

Subnodes of Milichiidae with occurrences in Iowa
SubfamilyMadizinae
Czerny, 1909
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMilichiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Milichiidae at artfakta.se
Milichiidae at dyntaxa.se
Milichiidae at gbif.org
Milichiidae at irmng.org
Milichiidae at itis.gov