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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Birch Hills County (Northern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
191
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
82
191
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
177
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
152
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
11
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Birch Hills County
7 Families width 9 Species
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Birch Hills County
11 Genera with 9 Species
Antocha Osten Sacken, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Idiocera Dale, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Prionocera Loew, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Birch Hills County
9 Species
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) chorea Meigen, 1818
Idiocera (Idiocera) blanda Osten Sacken, 1860
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Prionocera turcica Fabricius, 1787
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Birch Hills County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
8
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
Diptera at artfakta.se
Diptera at dyntaxa.se
Diptera at gbif.org
Diptera at irmng.org
Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org