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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Grand River (Decatur County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
153
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
153
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
56
132
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
117
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Grand River (Decatur County Iowa)
5 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grand River (Decatur County Iowa)
6 Genera with 5 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grand River (Decatur County Iowa)
5 Species
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Rhagoletis suavis Loew, 1862Walnut Husk Maggot
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Grand River (Decatur County Iowa)
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
3
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