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Checklist for Superfamily Ptychopteroidea Osten Sacken, 1862
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
148
4036
29433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
40
1018
8555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ptychopteromorpha
Wood & Borkent, 1986
2
6
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ptychopteroidea
Osten Sacken, 1862
2
6
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
2 Families width 29 Species
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies23SpeciesTaxom
Tanyderidae (Alexander, 1919)Primitive crane flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
6 Genera with 29 Species
Bittacomorpha Westwood, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Bittacomorphella Alexander, 1890Pygmy Phantom Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Nannotanyderus Ansorge, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Protanyderus Handlirsch, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Protoplasa Osten Sacken, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Ptychoptera Meigen, 194715SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
29 Species
Bittacomorpha clavipes Fabricius, 1781Eastern Phantom Crane Fly
Bittacomorpha miocenica Cockerell, 1910
Bittacomorpha occidentalis Aldrich, 1895
Bittacomorphella fenderiana Alexander, 1947
Bittacomorphella furcata Fasbender & ..., 2017
Bittacomorphella jonesi Johnson, 1905Pygmy Phantom Crane Fly
Bittacomorphella pacifica Alexander, 1958
Bittacomorphella sackenii Röder, 1890
Nannotanyderus oliviae Skibiska & al., 2014
Protanyderus margarita Alexander, 1948
Protanyderus vanduzeei Alexander, 1918
Protanyderus vipio Osten Sacken, 1877
Protoplasa fitchii Osten Sacken, 1859Black hawthorn
Protoplasa vanduzeei (Alexander, 1918)⇒ Protanyderus vanduzeei Alexander, 1918
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) albimana Fabricius, 1787
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) contaminata Linnaeus, 1758
Ptychoptera byersi Alexander, 1966
Ptychoptera coloradensis (Alexander, 1937)⇒ Ptychoptera lenis Osten Sacken, 1877
Ptychoptera lenis Osten Sacken, 1877
Ptychoptera metallica Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Ptychoptera minor Alexander, 1920
Ptychoptera miocenica T. D. A. Coc..., 1910
Ptychoptera monoensis Alexander, 1947
Ptychoptera osceola Alexander, 1959
Ptychoptera pendula Alexander, 1937
Ptychoptera quadrifasciata Say, 1824
Ptychoptera sculleni Alexander, 1943
Ptychoptera townesi Alexander, 1943
Ptychoptera uta Alexander, 1947

Subnodes of Ptychopteroidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyPtychopteridae
Osten Sacken, 1862
Phantom crane flies, phantom crane fly
3
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTanyderidae
Alexander, 1919
Primitive crane flies, primitive crane fly
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ptychopteroidea at artfakta.se
Ptychopteroidea at dyntaxa.se