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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
103
220
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
103
220
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
99
213
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
167
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
46
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
32
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nanaimo
14 Families width 29 Species
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nanaimo
32 Genera with 29 Species
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Botanophila Lioy, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chromatomyia Hardy, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1775Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hadromyia Williston, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophoria Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Madremyia Townsend, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melieria Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paregle Schnabl, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
Beet leafminer0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1950Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephrochlamys Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1923Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nanaimo
29 Species
Botanophila fugax Meigen, 1826
Cerodontha (Poemyza) muscina Meigen, 1830
Coenosia tigrina Fabricius, 1775
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Delia antiqua Meigen, 1826Muscoid fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Hadromyia (Chrysosomidia) crawfordi Shannon, 1916
Hemipenthes catulinus Coquillett, 1894
Hydrophoria lancifer Harris, 1780Deer Warble Fly
Ischiolepta pusilla Fallen, 1820
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Madremyia saundersii Williston, 1889
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) fungicola Haliday, 1836
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paregle audacula Harris, 1780
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) humilis Spencer, 1969Giant spurge
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Suillia barberi Darlington, 1908
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Tabanus kesseli Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Thereva brunnea Cole, 1923
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Xylota (Ameroxylota) barbata Loew, 1864

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
29
26
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