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Checklist for Family Psilidae Macquart, 1835 (Carrot flies)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
2923
5908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
2920
5906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
2859
5790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2476
5174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
574
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
418
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
313
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
41
248
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
30
120
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
4
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPsilidae
Macquart, 1835
Carrot flies, Rust flies, Rust fly
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scottish Highlands
4 Genera with 13 Species
Chamaepsila Hendel, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Loxocera Meigen, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Psila Meigen, 19599SpeciesTaxom
Psilosoma Zetterstedt, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
13 Species
Loxocera (Loxocera) aristata Panzer, 1801
Loxocera sylvatica Meigen, 1826
Loxocera yerburyi (Austen, 1899)⇒ Loxocera aristata Panzer, 1801
Psila (Psila) fimetaria Linnaeus, 1761
Psila (Psila) merdaria Collin, 1944
Psila atra (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Chamaepsila atra Meigen, 1826
Psila clunalis (Collin, 1944)⇒ Chamaepsila clunalis Collin, 1944
Psila hennigi Thompson & Pont, 1994
Psila humeralis Zetterstedt, 1847
Psila nigra Fallen, 1820
Psila pallida Fallen, 1820
Psila persimilis (Wakerly, 1959)⇒ Chamaepsila persimilis Wakerley, 1959
Psilosoma lefebvrei Zetterstedt, 1835

Subnodes of Psilidae with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
SubfamilyPsilinae
Macquart, 1835
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Psilidae (Macquart 1835)
Psilidae (Macquart 1835)


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