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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Athabasca (Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
735
848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
180
734
848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
175
728
846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
623
751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
270
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
168
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Athabasca
38 Families width 223 Species
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Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies5SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies14SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies9SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies18SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies12SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies6SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies7SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies45SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies5SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies11SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies17SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies9SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886Wormlion1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Athabasca
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
23
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
30
141
180
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderVermileonomorpha
Griffiths, 1994
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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