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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
58
233
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
58
233
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
56
231
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
211
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
11
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sioux (Sioux County Iowa)
6 Families width 24 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae (Newman, 1834)Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sioux (Sioux County Iowa)
11 Genera with 24 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dicranota Zetterstedt, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sioux (Sioux County Iowa)
24 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Chrysotus emarginatus Van Duzee, 1928Parish's yampah
Chrysotus flavicauda Van Duzee, 1928Parish's yampah
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Dicranota (Paradicranota) iowa Alexander, 1920
Nicocles pictus Loew, 1866
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psychoda albipennis Zetterstedt, 1850
Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)⇒ Tinearia alternata Say, 1824
Silvius quadrivittatus Say, 1823
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Sioux (Sioux County Iowa)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
8
20
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