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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Whitewater Region (Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
111
272
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
111
272
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
100
249
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
209
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whitewater Region
8 Families width 19 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whitewater Region
17 Genera with 19 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1876Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whitewater Region
19 Species
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Hybomitra sodalis Williston, 1887
Lucilia bufonivora Moniez, 1876Anuran parasite
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tetanocera plumosa Loew, 1847
Themira putris Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Whitewater Region
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
13
13
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