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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Port Alberni (Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
352
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
352
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
352
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
55
341
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Alberni
3 Families width 14 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies12SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Alberni
12 Genera with 14 Species
Criorhina Meigen, 1882Bumble Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pyritis Hunter, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyia Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Alberni
14 Species
Criorhina bubulcus Walker, 1849
Criorhina caudata Curran, 1925
Criorhina nigripes Williston, 1882
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Milesia pulchra Williston, 1892
Pyritis kincaidii Coquillett, 1895
Sphecomyia occidentalis Osburn, 1908Kanawao
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
1
10
12
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