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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
90
218
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
90
218
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
194
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
157
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sterling (Polk County Wisconsin)
5 Families width 10 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sterling (Polk County Wisconsin)
7 Genera with 10 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1850Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1805Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sterling (Polk County Wisconsin)
10 Species
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) cinctipes Say, 1823
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) immatura Osten Sacken, 1860
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1860
Nephrotoma alterna Walker, 1848
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Sargus decorus Say, 1824

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Sterling (Polk County Wisconsin)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
2
5
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