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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Mayne Island (Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
9
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
9
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
9
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
8
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mayne Island
4 Families width 6 Species
Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809)Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mayne Island
6 Genera with 6 Species
Dolichopus Latreille, 1763Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mayne Island
6 Species
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) ferruginea Fallen, 1820

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Mayne Island
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
4
4
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