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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Notre Dame Bay (Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
249
984
1212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
249
984
1212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
232
946
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
802
994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
179
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
33
112
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Notre Dame Bay
33 Families width 132 Species
#SDATPBCMELHO
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies29SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies8SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864Aulacigastrid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies6SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies8SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies8SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies6SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies7SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies4SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Notre Dame Bay
111 Genera with 132 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTUX
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Aulacigaster Macquart, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Beris Latreille, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Boettcheria Parker, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1796Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Botanophila Lioy, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1948Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1805Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1822Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1852Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dasyphora Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dorylomorpha Aczel, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1960Fruit fly4SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eudasyphora Townsend, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Eustalomyia Kowarz, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichota Kowarz, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18494SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophoria Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Hylemya Robineau-Des..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Lordiphosa Basden, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Muscina Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Odinia Robineau-Des..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Oplodontha Rondani, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1817Beet leafminer1SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogaster Stein, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17715SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Poecilographa Melander, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1937Common Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Schoenomyza Haliday, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Seioptera Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Spathidexia Townsend, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Stylogaster Macquart, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 18442SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1775Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Uramya Robineau-Des..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Notre Dame Bay
132 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthomyia procellaris Rondani, 1866Long-spine acacia
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Aulacigaster mcalpinei Mathis & Fre..., 1994
Aulacigaster neoleucopeza Mathis & Fre..., 1994
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Beris fuscipes Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Boettcheria cimbicis Townsend, 1892
Bombylius (Bombylius) discolor (Mikan, 1796)⇒ Bombylius medius Linnaeus, 1758
Botanophila fugax Meigen, 1826
Botanophila spinidens Malloch, 1920
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora livida Hall, 1948
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Cerodontha (Poemyza) muscina Meigen, 1830
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Chrysotoxum pubescens Loew, 1860
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Coenosia lata Walker, 1852Curtiss' milkweed
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Dorylomorpha flavomaculata Hough, 1899
Drosophila (Sophophora) subobscura (Collin, 1936)⇒ Drosophila seguyi Smart, 1945
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila falleni Wheeler, 1960
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eurosta solidaginis Fitch, 1855Goldenrod gall fly
Eutrichota lipsia Walker, 1849
Gaurax pallidipes Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Helina depuncta Fallen, 1825
Helina evecta Harris, 1780Muscid fly
Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Helina troene Walker, 1849
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Homoneura philadelphica Macquart, 1843
Homoneura phildelphica
Hydrophoria lancifer Harris, 1780Deer Warble Fly
Hylemya urbica van der Wulp, 1896
Laphystia actius Melander, 1923
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Lordiphosa fenestrarum Fallen, 1823
Lucilia coeruleiviridis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Phaenicia coeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Metopia pollenia Chao & Zhang, 1988
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Muscina pascuorum Meigen, 1826
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Neoascia (Neoascia) tenur Harris, 1780
Neoascia (Neoasciella) geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Odinia boletina Zetterstedt, 1848
Oplodontha viridula Fabricius, 1775Common green colonel
Pegomya bicolor Wiedemann, 1817Curled dock leaf miner
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Pipunculus viduus (Cresson, 1911)⇒ Pipunculus fuscus Loew, 1866
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus Verrall, 1901
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Poecilographa decora Loew, 1864
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) carnaria Linnaeus, 1758Common flesh fly
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) subvicina Rohdendorf, 1937
Sargus bipunctatus Scopoli, 1763Twin-spot centurion
Sargus elegans Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga suillia Fabricius, 1794
Seioptera vibrans Linnaeus, 1758Dark-Tipped Wingwaver
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Spelobia (Eulimosina) ochripes Meigen, 1830
Stonemyia rasa Loew, 1869Shaved Horse Fly
Stylogaster neglecta Williston, 1883
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus vivax Osten Sacken, 1876
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830
Themira annulipes Meigen, 1826Sepsid fly
Themira lucida Staeger, 1844
Thereva nobilitata Fabricius, 1775Common stiletto
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Uramya limacodis Townsend, 1892
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Notre Dame Bay
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
17
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
25
86
101
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
4
8
Family
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