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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Chester (Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
199
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
82
199
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
76
188
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
176
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
25
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chester (Lunenburg County Nova Scotia)
8 Families width 14 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Strongylophthalmyiidae Hennig, 1940Strongylophthalmyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chester (Lunenburg County Nova Scotia)
25 Genera with 14 Species
#BCDHMOPRST
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1901Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Strongylophthalmyia Heller, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1929Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chester (Lunenburg County Nova Scotia)
14 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Prosimulium arvum Adler & Kim, 1985
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Strongylophthalmyia angustipennis Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Chester (Lunenburg County Nova Scotia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
19
9
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