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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
25
98
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
25
98
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
23
96
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
22
95
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Opal (Thorhild County)
4 Families width 23 Species
Phoridae (Curtis, 1833)Coffin Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Opal (Thorhild County)
21 Genera with 23 Species
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Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Burmophora Beyer, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Opal (Thorhild County)
23 Species
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus brunnipes Brown, 1993
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Opal (Thorhild County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
17
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
5
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