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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Yellowknife (North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
102
257
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
102
257
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
248
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
209
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
56
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
25
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yellowknife
14 Families width 22 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae (Macquart, 1835)Cheese flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yellowknife
25 Genera with 22 Species
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Actia Robineau-Des..., 19331SpeciesTaxom
Amphipogon Wahlberg, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1926Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Caricea Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1825Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1787Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyza Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Fiebrigella Duda, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18672SpeciesTaxom
Hylemyza Schnabl & Dz..., 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
Beet leafminer0SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Protocalliphora Hough, 1899
Bird blow flies0SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yellowknife
22 Species
Actia interrupta Curran, 1933
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Calliphora montana Shannon, 1926
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Caricea erythrocera (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Lispocephala erythrocera Robineau-Des..., 1830
Coenosia mollicula Fallen, 1825
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helina cinerella Wulp, 1867
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia sepulchralis Lundbeck, 1920
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Metopia campestris Fallen, 1810
Phaonia apicalis Stein, 1914Scented croton
Platycheirus coerulescens Williston, 1887
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Spilogona pacifica Meigen, 1826

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Yellowknife
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
21
18
Families
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