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Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region Plateau (Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
173
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
173
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
63
167
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
142
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
12
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
10
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
7
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Plateau (Inverness County)
7 Families width 12 Species
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Plateau (Inverness County)
12 Genera with 12 Species
Allopiophila Hendel, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1830Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Geomyza Fallen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanum Becker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Siphonella Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Plateau (Inverness County)
12 Species
Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Chlorops nitidissima (Waltl, 1837)⇒ Oscinella nitidissima Meigen, 1838
Discomyza incurva Fallen, 1823
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Geomyza tripunctata Fallen, 1823Cereal Fly
Limnellia stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1846
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Melanum puncticollis Zetterstedt, 1848
Minettia (Minettia) fasciata Fallen, 1820
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823Imported cabbage leaf miner
Siphonella oscinina Fallen, 1820

Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Plateau (Inverness County)
SuperfamilyCarnoidea
Newman, 1834
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEphydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLauxanioidea
Macquart, 1835
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLonchopteroidea
Brues & Melander, 1932
Pointed-wing flies, Spear-winged flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOpomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTephritoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom