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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
87
201
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
87
201
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
184
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
159
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Richmond (Washington County Iowa)
6 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Richmond (Washington County Iowa)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Richmond (Washington County Iowa)
8 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Exoprosopa fasciata Macquart, 1840Five-lobe cucumber
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Richmond (Washington County Iowa)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
5
6
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