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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Alma (Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
100
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
62
100
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
56
92
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
79
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alma (Pictou County)
4 Families width 4 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alma (Pictou County)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Geron Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alma (Pictou County)
4 Species
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Alma (Pictou County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Brachycera (Macquart 1834)
Brachycera (Macquart 1834)


Links, sources and further information
Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
Brachycera at marinespecies.org