AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Nunavut, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
305
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
305
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
298
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
77
281
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
107
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canadian Arctic Archipelago
27 Families width 169 Species
#CSPTMAFEKHV
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies3SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae (Macquart, 1835)Cheese flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae (Newman, 1834)Fungus Gnat24SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids57SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies19SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886Wormlion1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canadian Arctic Archipelago
107 Genera with 169 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTUVZ
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Allomyella Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Allopiophila Hendel, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Angarotipula Savchenko, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Boletina Staeger, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Borborillus Duda, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Calliscia Steyskal & K..., 19631SpeciesTaxom
Camptochaeta Hippa & Vilk..., 19354SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1869Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chromatomyia Hardy, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Claustropyga Hippa; Vilka..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Coelosia Winnertz, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Corynoptera Winnertz, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1916Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dactylolabis Osten Sacken, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1865Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dichopygina Vilkamaa, Hi..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Drymeia Meigen, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichota Kowarz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Fucellia Robineaux-de..., 1907Seaweed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gonarcticus Becker, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1955Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 20015SpeciesTaxom
Lycoriella Frey, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1907Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oecothea Curtis, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Oliveridia Sæther, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Paradelia Ringdahl, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19333SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1846Beet leafminer1SpeciesTaxom
Pelomyiella Hendel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Phorbia Robineau-Des..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Phronia Winnertz, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1845Wine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19902SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Protocalliphora Hough, 1899
Bird blow flies0SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokiefferiella Laurence, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycoriella Menzel & Mohrig, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdomastix Skuse, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Rheosmittia Brundin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsciara Edwards, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Sceptonia Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 191515SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1937Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1835Cranefly4SpeciesTaxom
Tokunagaia Sæther, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Trichotanypus Kieffer, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ula Haliday, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1914Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Vermipardus Stuckenberg, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1903Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Zaphne Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canadian Arctic Archipelago
169 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes littlechildi (Taylor, 1933)⇒ Macleaya littlechildi Taylor, 1933
Aedes stoneorum (Marks, 1977)⇒ Macleaya stoneorum Marks, 1977
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Allopiophila arctica Holmgren, 1883
Allopiophila fulviceps Holmgren, 1883
Angarotipula tumidicornis Lundstrom, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) decurtans May, 1965
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) peninsularis Drew & Hancock, 1981
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) perkinsi Drew & Hancock, 1981
Boletina hyperborea Salmela, 2016
Borborillus fumipennis Stenhammar, 1854
Bradysia moesta Frey, 1948
Calliscia callisceles Steyskal, 1963
Camptochaeta camptochaeta Tuomikoski, 1960
Camptochaeta cladiator Hippa & Vilk..., 1994
Camptochaeta consimilis Holmgren, 1869
Camptochaeta delicata Lengersdorf, 1935
Camptocladius brachytomus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Limnophyes brachytomus Kieffer, 1922
Ceratopogon abstrusus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) dentiforceps Edwards, 1929
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) perennis Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chironomus brevinervis (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Orthocladiinae brevinervis Holmgren, 1869
Chromatomyia puccinelliae Spencer, 1969
Claustropyga corticis Mohrig & Ant..., 1978
Coelosia tenella Zetterstedt, 1852
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) polaris (Kieffer, 1926)⇒ Cricotopus lestralis Edwards, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tibialis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Cricotopus reversus Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Cryptochironomus olivaceus Kieffer, 1921
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) vicinus Taylor, 1916
Dactylolabis (Dactylolabis) rhicnoptiloides Alexander, 1919
Diamesa (Diamesa) arctica (Boheman, 1865)⇒ Pseudodiamesa arctica Malloch, 1919
Dichopygina aculeata Vilkamaa, Hi..., 2004
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Diplocladius cultriger Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Drymeia groenlandica Lundbeck, 1901
Drymeia pribilofensis Malloch, 1921
Drymeia segnis Holmgren, 1883
Eukiefferiella rectangularis Goetghebuer, 1940
Eutrichota tunicata Zetterstedt, 1846
Exechia frigida Boheman, 1865
Exechia similis Lastovka & M..., 1974
Fannia polychaeta Stein, 1895
Fucellia pictipennis Becker, 1907
Gonarcticus arcticus Becker, 1907
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Hilara nearctica Shewell, 1955
Hydrobaenus fusistylus Goetghebuer, 1933
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes pumilio Holmgren, 1869
Limnophyes vrangelensis Makarchenko ..., 2001
Lycoriella (Hemineurina) abbrevinervis Holmgren, 1869
Lycoriella (Hemineurina) flavipeda Mohrig & Kri..., 1987
Lycoriella (Hemineurina) modesta Staeger, 1840Fly
Lycoriella (Hemineurina) riparia Holmgren, 1883
Lycoriella (Hemineurina) vitticollis Holmgren, 1883
Macrocera nephrotoma Matile, 1972
Megaselia cirriventris Schmitz, 1929Skottsberg's false ohelo
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti Saether, 1898
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) ursinus Holmgren, 1869
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Mycetophila vittipes Zetterstedt, 1852
Nephrotoma lundbecki Nielsen, 1907
Oliveridia tricornis Oliver, 1976
Ormosia (Ormosia) fascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) subletteorum Cranston, 1999
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934)⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Orthocladius roussellae Soponis, 1990
Paracladius alpicola Zetterstedt, 1850
Parakiefferiella scandica Brundin, 1956
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus natvigi Goetghebuer, 1933
Pegomya transgressa Zetterstedt, 1846
Pelomyiella mallochi Sturtevant, 1923
Phaonia pallidisquama Zetterstedt, 1849
Phorbia morulina Suwa, 1994
Phronia egregia Dziedzicki, 1889
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) aquilonia Frey, 1946
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) parvicella Coquillett, 1902
Piophila pilosa (Staeger, 1845)⇒ Lasiopiophila pilosa Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) varipes Curran, 1923
Platycheirus pullatus Vockeroth, 1990
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Procladius (Psilotanypus) flavifrons Edwards, 1929
Procladius dentus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Protophormia atriceps Zetterstedt, 1845
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) oxyura Langton, 1985Gray wall jumper
Pseudokiefferiella parva Edwards, 1932
Pseudolycoriella geophila Tuomikoski, 1960
Pseudosmittia jemtlandica (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Prosmittia jemtlandica Brundin, 1947
Pseudosmittia nanseni (Kieffer, 1926)⇒ Allocladius nanseni Kieffer, 1926
Pseudosmittia oxoniana (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Hydrosmittia oxoniana Edwards, 1922
Rhabdomastix caudata Lundbeck, 1898
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) filicauda Henriksen & ..., 1917Cooley's meadow-rue
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) lamelliseta Ringdahl, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) nigrita (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia hirticula Collin, 1937
Rhamphomyia hoeli (Frey, 1950)⇒ Rhamphomyia hoelsi Frey, 1950
Rheosmittia halvorseni Cranston & S..., 1986
Scathophaga apicalis Curtis, 1835
Scathophaga obscurinervis Becker, 1900
Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) vitripennis Meigen, 1818
Sciara atomaria (Lynch Arribá..., 1892)⇒ Scatopsciara atomaria Zetterstedt, 1851
Sciara sciophila Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Sciophila exserta Zaitzev, 1982Great Basin langloisia
Sciophila hirta (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Taxicnemis flava Edwards, 1927
Sericomyia tolli Frey, 1915
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia extrema Holmgren, 1869
Spilogona almqvistii Holmgren, 1880
Spilogona confluens Huckett, 1965
Spilogona deflorata Holmgren, 1872
Spilogona denudata Holmgren, 1869
Spilogona dorsata Zetterstedt, 1845
Spilogona latilamina Collin, 1930
Spilogona melanosoma Huckett, 1932
Spilogona micans Ringdahl, 1918
Spilogona monacantha Collin, 1930
Spilogona novaesibiriae Frey, 1915
Spilogona obsoleta Malloch, 1920
Spilogona sanctipauli Malloch, 1921
Spilogona tornensis Ringdahl, 1926
Spilogona tundrae Schnabl, 1915
Spilogona zaitzevi Schnabl, 1915
Stichopogon bancrofti Hardy, 1934
Stratiomys hydrotea
Symplecta (Symplecta) hybrida Meigen, 1804
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus niger Andersen, 1937
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Tipula (Arctotipula) besselsoides Alexander, 1919
Tipula (Arctotipula) suttoni Alexander, 1934
Tipula (Pterelachisus) hewitti Alexander, 1919
Tipula (Vestiplex) arctica Curtis, 1835
Tokunagaia obriaini Hayes & Murray, 1987
Trichotanypus posticalis Lundbeck, 1898
Ula (Ula) bolitophila Loew, 1869
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) diagonalis Brug, 1934
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Vermipardus sathon Stuckenberg, 1995
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Canadian Arctic Archipelago
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
18
37
59
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
70
110
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