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Checklist for Superfamily Diopsoidea Billberg, 1820
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1183
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
849
2453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
647
1856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
49
541
1472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
38
251
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Columbia
2 Families width 8 Species
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies7SpeciesTaxom
Strongylophthalmyiidae Hennig, 1940Strongylophthalmyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Columbia
5 Genera with 8 Species
Chamaepsila Hendel, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Chyliza Fallen, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Loxocera Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Psila Meigen, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Strongylophthalmyia Heller, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
8 Species
Chamaepsila nigricornis Meigen, 1826Chrysanthemum root fly
Chyliza erudita Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Chyliza notata Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Loxocera microps Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Psila hennigi Thompson & Pont, 1994
Psila nigricornis (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Chamaepsila nigricornis Meigen, 1826
Psila washingtona Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Strongylophthalmyia angustipennis Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum

Subnodes of Diopsoidea with occurrences in British Columbia
FamilyPsilidae
Macquart, 1835
Carrot flies, Rust flies, rust fly
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStrongylophthalmyiidae
Hennig, 1940
Strongylophthalmyiid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diopsoidea at artfakta.se
Diopsoidea at dyntaxa.se