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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Polk County (Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
446
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
446
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
142
425
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
366
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
43
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polk County (Missouri)
21 Families width 68 Species
#CPABMOTDS
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito33SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae (Newman, 1834)Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polk County (Missouri)
43 Genera with 68 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTU
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsis Loew, 1868
Banded-Wing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotabanus Lutz, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1848Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Iteaphila Zetterstedt, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1823Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polk County (Missouri)
68 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) atropos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bradysia tilicola Loew, 1850
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chlorotabanus crepuscularis Bequaert, 1926
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Drosophila putrida Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Geranomyia communis (Osten Sacken, 1860)⇒ Limonia communis Osten Sacken, 1859
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Iteaphila nitidula Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)⇒ Tinearia alternata Say, 1824
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Stomoxys dacnusa (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758
Symplecta (Symplecta) cana Walker, 1848
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis Say, 1823Giant Crane Fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Polk County (Missouri)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
26
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
17
42
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