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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Chalk River (Laurentian Hills, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
30
60
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
30
60
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
29
59
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
22
49
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chalk River
4 Families width 8 Species
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chalk River
9 Genera with 8 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chalk River
8 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cordilura pleuritica Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Mesembrina latreillii Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Chalk River
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
1
6
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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