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Checklist for Section Aschiza Becher, 1882
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
673
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
469
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
374
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
77
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Alberta
4 Families width 178 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies47SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies123SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Alberta
77 Genera with 178 Species
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Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Agathomyia Verrall, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Burmophora Beyer, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1849Leafwalkers5SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1922Blacklets5SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1849Bumble Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dorylomorpha Aczel, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1882Rat-tailed maggots10SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Hammerschmidtia Schummel, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lindneromyia Kessel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192622SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly4SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Nephrocerus Zetterstedt, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1887Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19166SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 199016SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1863Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1864Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1862Falsehorn Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Trucidophora Brown, Franc..., 1991
0SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18666SpeciesTaxom
Xylotomima Shannon, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
178 Species
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina setigera Loew, 1874
Anevrina spinipes Coquillett, 1895
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Apocephalus brunnipes Brown, 1993
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Blera badia Walker, 1849Common Wood Fly
Blera confusa Johnson, 1913Confusing Wood Fly
Blera nigra Williston, 1887
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Borophaga verticalis Borgmeier, 1962
Brachyopa ferruginea Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa notata Osten Sacken, 1875
Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Cephalops mainensis Cresson, 1911
Chalarus decorus Jervis, 1992
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) chalybeus Wiedemann, 1830Violet Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) curvaria Curran, 1941Yellow-Haltered Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) inarmatus Hunter, 1897
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo Walker, 1849Long-Haired Forest Fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia florella Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Cheilosia pontiaca Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia rita (Curran, 1922)⇒ Cheilosia sialia Shannon, 1922
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum fasciatus Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Chrysotoxum pubescens Loew, 1860
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera similis (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Copestylum (Phalacromya) caudatum Curran, 1927
Criorhina nigriventris Walton, 1911Bare-Cheeked Bumble Fly
Criorhina verbosa Walker, 1849
Dasysyrphus limatus Hine, 1922
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Dorylomorpha (Dorylomyza) albitarsis Zetterstedt, 1844
Dorylomorpha atramontensis Banks, 1911
Elmohardyia atlantica Hough, 1899
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Eristalis bardus Say, 1829
Eristalis brousii Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus lejops Rondani, 1857
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Hammerschmidtia sedmani Vockeroth, M..., 2019
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Lejops (Anasimyia) willingii Smith, 1912
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Lindneromyia agarici Willard, 1914
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microdon (Microdon) cothurnatus Bigot, 1883
Microdon albicomatus Novak, 1977Merten's saxifrage
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Neoascia (Neoascia) tenur Harris, 1780
Neoascia (Neoasciella) metallica Williston, 1882
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra pulchella Williston, 1887
Paragus (Paragus) cooverti Vockeroth, 1986
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Phora carlina Schmitz, 1930Hillside false ohelo
Phora occidentata Malloch, 1912
Phora praepandens Schmitz, 1927
Phora stictica Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Phora tripliciseta Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Phora viridinota Brues, 1916
Pipiza macrofemoralis Curran, 1921
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Pipunculus aterater Meigen, 1824
Pipunculus hertzogi (Rapp, 1943)⇒ Pipunculus aterater Meigen, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) modestus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus Verrall, 1901
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus orarius Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus pictipes Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus setipes Vockeroth, 1990
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) bifasciata Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chalcopyga Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) lata Coquillett, 1907White-Spotted Pond Fly
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphegina lobata Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864Bald-Faced Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864Wasp-Like Falsehorn
Temnostoma balyras Walker, 1849Yellow-Haired Falsehorn
Temnostoma barberi Shannon, 1939Bare-Bellied Falsehorn
Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) ejuncida Say, 1824
Xylota (Ameroxylota) flukei Curran, 1941
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Xylota naknek Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Aschiza with occurrences in Central Alberta
SuperfamilyPhoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
19
47
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPlatypezoidea
Fallen, 1815
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySyrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
56
130
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aschiza at marinespecies.org