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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Fairfield (Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
173
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
173
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
168
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
156
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairfield (Victoria British Columbia)
8 Families width 22 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairfield (Victoria British Columbia)
19 Genera with 22 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Geomyza Fallen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1794Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfield (Victoria British Columbia)
22 Species
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Dryomyza anilis Fallen, 1820Marsh Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Geomyza tripunctata Fallen, 1823Cereal Fly
Hydrotaea militaris Meigen, 1826
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Opomyza petrei Mesnil, 1934
Phaonia tuguriorum Scopoli, 1763
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Sepsis flavimana Meigen, 1826Durango yellowcress
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Themira annulipes Meigen, 1826Sepsid fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Fairfield (Victoria British Columbia)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
17
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
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