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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Brentwood (Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
132
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
132
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
130
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
106
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
37
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
17
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
13
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brentwood (Colchester County)
10 Families width 9 Species
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ropalomeridae (Linder, 1930)Ropalomerid flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brentwood (Colchester County)
13 Genera with 9 Species
Cerodontha Rondani, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1775Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hylemya Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Schoenomyza Haliday, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Willistoniella Meunier, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brentwood (Colchester County)
9 Species
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Cerodontha (Poemyza) muscina Meigen, 1830
Coenosia tigrina Fabricius, 1775
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Spelobia semioculata Richards, 1964
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Brentwood (Colchester County)
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
8
10
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Muscomorpha at itis.gov
Muscomorpha at marinespecies.org