Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Elgin (Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 98
226
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 98
226
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 91
211
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 75
190
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 15
32
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 11
18
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Elgin (Pictou County)
11 Families width 18 Species | Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Bristle Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae (Latreille, 1802) | Face flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889) | Blow flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Elgin (Pictou County)
18 Genera with 18 Species | Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenosia Meigen, 1775 | Tiger Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1758 | Rat-tailed maggots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helina Robineau-Des..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810 | Grass fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megaselia Rondani, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melangyna Verrall, 1843 | Large hover fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanostoma Schiner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliscaeva Frey, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Musca Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834 | Attic flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptomyza Hardy, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syritta Le Peletier ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphus Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanus Linnaeus, 1794 | Common horse flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Terellia Robineau-Des..., 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachyopella Duda, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Elgin (Pictou County)
18 Species | Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927 | | | Coenosia tigrina Fabricius, 1775 | | | Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868 | | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Drone Fly | | Helina evecta Harris, 1780 | Muscid fly | | Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810 | Small Grass Fly | | Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843 | | | Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843 | American Thintail Fly | | Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761 | | Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834) | ⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834 | | Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847 | Pomace Fly | | Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Hover Fly | | Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Flower Fly | | Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848 | Ashy milkweed | | Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794 | Striped horse fly | | Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942 | | | Trachyopella (Trachyopella) nuda Rohacek & Ma..., 1986 | Fly |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Elgin (Pictou County)
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
Links, sources and further information Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
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