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Checklist for Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
and region Polk (Benton County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
7
15
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polk (Iowa)
7 Families width 47 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito40SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polk (Iowa)
15 Genera with 47 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1823Common Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cratichneumon Thomson, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1881Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinus Latreille, 1773Pelecinid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Peponapis Robertson, 1837Squash Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polk (Iowa)
47 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Cicindela (Cicindela) scutellaris Say, 1823Chartreuse Tiger Beetle
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cratichneumon culex Muller, 1776
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Orthopodomyia alba Baker, 1936
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Pelecinus polyturator Drury, 1773American Pelecinid Wasp
Peponapis (Peponapis) pruinosa Say, 1837Eastern cucurbit bee
Platynus (Platynus) decentis Say, 1823
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Polk (Iowa)
SubclassPterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
7
15
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)
Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Insecta at papua-insects.nl
Insecta at artfakta.se
Insecta at dyntaxa.se
Insecta at gbif.org
Insecta at irmng.org
Insecta at itis.gov
Insecta at marinespecies.org