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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
491
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
490
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
131
477
638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
426
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
52
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
29
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kneehill County
13 Families width 30 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies8SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies4SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kneehill County
29 Genera with 30 Species
#ABCDEHILMPST
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1822
Blacklets0SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1775Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophoria Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
Beet leafminer0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Thricops Rondani, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kneehill County
30 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Coenosia tigrina Fabricius, 1775
Delia radicum Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage fly
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Dryomyza anilis Fallen, 1820Marsh Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hydrophoria lancifer Harris, 1780Deer Warble Fly
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scathophaga suillia Fabricius, 1794
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Thricops diaphanus Wiedemann, 1817

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Kneehill County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
23
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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