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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
125
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
125
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
119
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
105
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leon (Decatur County Iowa)
4 Families width 7 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leon (Decatur County Iowa)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1830Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1941Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leon (Decatur County Iowa)
7 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Leon (Decatur County Iowa)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
2
2
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