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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
835
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
634
1970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
526
1572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
12
261
792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
5
160
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
11
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
11 Genera with 30 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1851Bluebottle9SpeciesTaxom
Cretaphormia Mcalpine, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Cyanus Hall, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eucalliphora Townsend, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Melanomya Rondani, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1826Attic flies4SpeciesTaxom
Protocalliphora Hough, 1989Bird blow flies5SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
30 Species
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora alaskensis Shannon, 1923
Calliphora aldrichia Shannon, 1923
Calliphora coloradensis Hough, 1899Caryer ovale
Calliphora latifrons (Hough, 1899)⇒ Calliphora lilaea Walker, 1849
Calliphora loewi Enderlein, 1903Long-horned Bluebottle
Calliphora montana Shannon, 1926
Calliphora terraenovae Macquart, 1851Melon
Cretaphormia fowleri J. F. McAlpine, 1970
Cyanus elongatus Hough, 1898
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Eucalliphora lilaea Walker, 1849Common blow fly
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia elongata (Shannon, 1924)⇒ Bufolucilia elongata Shannon, 1924
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Melanomya ordinaria West, 1925
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Pollenia vagabunda (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835
Protocalliphora aenea Shannon & Do..., 1924Pallid suncup
Protocalliphora hirudo (Shannon & Do..., 1924)⇒ Trypocalliphora braueri Hendel, 1901
Protocalliphora rognesi Thompson & Pont, 1993
Protocalliphora sialia Shannon & Do..., 1924Pallid suncup
Protocalliphora spatulata Sabrosky, Be..., 1989
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Alberta
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
7
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Calliphoridae (Brauer & Bergenstamm 1889)
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Bergenstamm 1889)


Links, sources and further information
Calliphoridae at artfakta.se
Calliphoridae at dyntaxa.se
Calliphoridae at gbif.org
Calliphoridae at irmng.org
Calliphoridae at itis.gov
Calliphoridae at marinespecies.org