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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Davis County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
500
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
500
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
129
460
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
376
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Davis County (Iowa)
8 Families width 19 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Davis County (Iowa)
16 Genera with 19 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1941Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Davis County (Iowa)
19 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Eutreta (Eutreta) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Phaonia apicata Johannsen, 1916Baby sun-rose
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tetanocera iowensis Steyskal, 1938Pinemat
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Davis County (Iowa)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
10
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
6
9
Family
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