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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
199
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
199
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
188
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
167
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clear Hills County
4 Families width 13 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies9SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clear Hills County
11 Genera with 13 Species
Cheilosia Meigen, 1883Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1805Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clear Hills County
13 Species
Cheilosia laevis Bigot, 1883
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus peltatoides Curran, 1923
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Syrphus attenuatus Hine, 1922Mexican prickly poppy
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Clear Hills County
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
2
Family
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