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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Starland County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
85
319
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
85
319
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
308
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
294
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Starland County
6 Families width 16 Species
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Starland County
14 Genera with 16 Species
Cuterebra Clark, 1827Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Starland County
16 Species
Cuterebra (Cuterebra) fontinella Clark, 1827Mouse Bot Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Liriomyza septentrionalis Sehgal, 1968Engelmann's evening primrose
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Sepedon armipes Loew, 1859
Sepedon pusilla Loew, 1859
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Starland County
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
1
9
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
5
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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