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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Walnut Creek (Macon County, Missouri, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		60
98
90		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		60
98
90		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		55
87
77		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		39
66
61		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		5
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Walnut Creek (Macon County Missouri)
5 Families width 7 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Walnut Creek (Macon County Missouri)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1823Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Walnut Creek (Macon County Missouri)
7 Species
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Rhagoletis completa Cresson, 1929Husk maggot
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis Say, 1823Giant Crane Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Walnut Creek (Macon County Missouri)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		2
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns		3
3
4		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