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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
146
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
146
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
144
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
137
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thunder Bay
6 Families width 10 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thunder Bay
9 Genera with 10 Species
Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1849Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thunder Bay
10 Species
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo Walker, 1849Long-Haired Forest Fly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra microcephala Osten Sacken, 1876
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Strongylogaster multicincta Norton, 1862
Strongylogaster soriculatipes Cresson, 1880
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Thunder Bay
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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