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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
80
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
80
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
79
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
43
66
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
29
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
22
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Star (Lamont County)
13 Families width 18 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies9SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Star (Lamont County)
22 Genera with 18 Species
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Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Boettcheria Parker, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Dyctia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichota Kowarz, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Star (Lamont County)
18 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Boettcheria cimbicis Townsend, 1892
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eutrichota lipsia Walker, 1849
Gaurax dorsalis Loew, 1863
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Liriomyza brassicae Riley, 1885Cabbage leaf miner
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Star (Lamont County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
20
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
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