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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
77
175
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
175
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
167
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
158
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
36
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mackenzie County
12 Families width 23 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies4SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mackenzie County
18 Genera with 23 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Trucidophora Brown, Franc..., 1991
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mackenzie County
23 Species
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Borophaga clavata Loew, 1866
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Borophaga verticalis Borgmeier, 1962
Cerodontha (Icteromyza) longipennis Loew, 1869
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Mackenzie County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
9
15
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
3
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