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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Little River (Comox Valley, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
74
143
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
74
143
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
132
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
120
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
14
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Little River (Comox Valley)
8 Families width 11 Species
Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809)Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae (Macquart, 1835)Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Little River (Comox Valley)
11 Genera with 11 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1763Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 18332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Little River (Comox Valley)
11 Species
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Diplotoxa messoria Fallen, 1820
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Themira annulipes Meigen, 1826Sepsid fly
Themira minor Haliday, 1833

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Little River (Comox Valley)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
8
8
Families
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