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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Kansas City (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
140
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
140
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
132
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
112
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
15
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kansas City
9 Families width 13 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kansas City
15 Genera with 13 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2002Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Carbonia Robineau-Des..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1904Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas City
13 Species
Apocephalus cyathus Brown, 2002
Carbonia lenticularis
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Contarinia juniperina Felt, 1939Juniper midge
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Demeijerea atrimana Coquillett, 1902
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Rhagoletis suavis Loew, 1862Walnut Husk Maggot
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Syneches thoracicus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Kansas City
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
9
7
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