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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Cambridge (West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
117
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
117
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
63
114
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
99
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
16
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cambridge (West Hants)
11 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cambridge (West Hants)
16 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Asteromyia Felt, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptosciarella Tuomikoski, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Phorocera Robineau-Des..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1851Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1849Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1848Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridge (West Hants)
14 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Asteromyia laeviana Felt, 1907
Bradysia cellarum Frey, 1948
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) fasciapenne Say, 1823Band-Winged Crane Fly
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) caliptera Say, 1823
Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) scutellata Staeger, 1840
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Phorocera (Pseudotachinomyia) convexa Wood, 1972
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Stictocephala lutea Walker, 1851
Temnostoma balyras Walker, 1849Yellow-Haired Falsehorn
Tipula (Lunatipula) dorsimacula Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Xylomya americana Wiedemann, 1821

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Cambridge (West Hants)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
9
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
7
7
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