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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region West Lafayette (Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
100
235
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
100
235
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
211
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
182
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for West Lafayette
6 Families width 6 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Lafayette
7 Genera with 6 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Lafayette
6 Species
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) fasciapenne Say, 1823Band-Winged Crane Fly
Gaurax apicalis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863Copper mallow

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in West Lafayette
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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