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Checklist for Section Aschiza Becher, 1882
and region Eastern Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
4160
8046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
474
4158
8044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
451
4058
7780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
3472
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
801
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
577
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
52
462
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
94
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Ontario
4 Families width 200 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies0SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Ontario
200 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anevrina curvinervis Becker, 1901
Anevrina luggeri Aldrich, 1892
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Bertamyia notata Loew, 1866
Blera confusa Johnson, 1913Confusing Wood Fly
Borophaga clavata Loew, 1866
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Brachyopa caesariata Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa cummingi Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa diversa Johnson, 1917Greenland stitchwort
Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Calotarsa pallipes Loew, 1866
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864Northern Wasp Fly
Chaetopleurophora atra Borgmeier, 1962
Chaetopleurophora erythronota Strobl, 1892
Chaetopleurophora pennsylvanica Malloch, 1914
Chaetopleurophora rubricornis Borgmeier, 1962
Chalarus decorus Jervis, 1992
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) piger Fabricius, 1794Short-Haired Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo Walker, 1849Long-Haired Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus anthreas Walker, 1849
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Cheilosia leucoparea Loew, 1863
Cheilosia nigrofasciata Curran, 1926
Cheilosia pontiaca Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia prima Hunter, 1896
Cheilosia shannoni Curran, 1923
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera similis (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Criorhina nigripes Williston, 1882
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Dohrniphora incisuralis Loew, 1866
Doros aequalis Loew, 1863Canadian Potter Fly
Dorylomorpha (Dorylomyza) albitarsis Zetterstedt, 1844
Dorylomorpha atramontensis Banks, 1911
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Eristalis bardus Say, 1829
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
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
Ferdinandea buccata Loew, 1863
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Hammerschmidtia sedmani Vockeroth, M..., 2019
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus Fabricius, 1780
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hypocera mordellaria Fallen, 1823
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Lejogaster (Liogaster) metallina Fabricius, 1781
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Lejota aerea Loew, 1872
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia perplexa Malloch, 1912
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia ursina Malloch, 1912
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Megaselia winnemana Malloch, 1912
Megograpta marginata Say, 0Syrphid fly
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Myolepta nigra Loew, 1872
Myriophora borealis Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora juli Brues, 1908
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) distincta Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Neoascia (Neoasciella) globosa Walker, 1849
Neoascia (Neoasciella) metallica Williston, 1882
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963Common Bog Fly
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phalacrotophora longifrons Brues, 1906
Phora aerea Schmitz, 1930Hillside false ohelo
Phora atra (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Phora carlina Schmitz, 1930Hillside false ohelo
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Pipunculus aterater Meigen, 1824
Pipunculus hertzogi (Rapp, 1943)⇒ Pipunculus aterater Meigen, 1824
Pipunculus horvathi (Kertesz, 1907)⇒ Pipunculus aterater Meigen, 1824
Pipunculus luteicornis (Cresson, 1911)⇒ Pipunculus fuscus Loew, 1866
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) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) varipes Curran, 1923
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus sabulicola Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus striatus Vockeroth, 1990
Polyporivora polypori Willard, 1914
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Rhyncophoromyia conica Malloch, 1912
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) transversa Osburn, 1926
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sphaerophoria brevipilosa Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
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 excentrica Harris, 1862
Temnostoma obscurum Loew, 1864
Temnostoma venustum Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Tomosvaryella sylvatica Meigen, 1824
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Triphleba subcompleta Schmitz, 1927
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xylota (Ameroxylota) flukei Curran, 1941
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Xylota flavifrons Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed

Subnodes of Aschiza with occurrences in Eastern Ontario
SuperfamilyPhoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
26
57
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPlatypezoidea
Fallen, 1815
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySyrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
64
140
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aschiza at marinespecies.org