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Checklist for Subclass Pterygota Lang, 1888 (Winged insects)
and region Southwest USA (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
681
9912
35623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
676
9893
35599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwest USA
14 Families width 35599 Species and 1519 Subspecies
Argidae Konow, 1890Argid flies10SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies16SpeciesTaxom
Berothidae Handlirsch, 1906Beaded lacewing1SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies42SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae15SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae20SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper339SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies5SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids10SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies10SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps124SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles950SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies19SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Pterygota with occurrences in Southwest USA
InfraclassNeoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
648
9763
35276
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraclassPalaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
27
129
321
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterygota at itis.gov
Pterygota at marinespecies.org