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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Cornwall (Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
442
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
442
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
134
439
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
411
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
94
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cornwall (Prince Edward Island)
38 Families width 113 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CAMDTSBRFOPH
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae (Fallen, 1823)Leaf miner flies28SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat7SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973Athericid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies8SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies10SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910Kelp Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863Woodlouse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies5SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cornwall (Prince Edward Island)
94 Genera with 113 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNPRSTX
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyza Fallen, 18235SpeciesTaxom
Allocotocera Mik, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Amauromyza Hendel, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Amiota Loew, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Arctoconopa Alexander, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Atherix Meigen, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1767March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Botanophila Lioy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Camptochaeta Hippa & Vilk..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chirosia Rondani, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chromatomyia Hardy, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1828Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Clastobasis Skuse, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelopa Meigen, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Corynoptera Winnertz, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18262SpeciesTaxom
Dictenidia Brullé, 17601SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1936Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Eurithia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Exorista Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Fucellia Robineaux-de..., 1845Seaweed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1776Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Geomyza Fallen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophoria Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanophora Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Muscina Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Napomyza Westwood, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1826Beet leafminer2SpeciesTaxom
Pegoplata Schnabl & Dz..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Pericoma Walker, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Phryxe Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 183810SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellia Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1758Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsciara Edwards, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Siphona Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Subhylemyia Ringdahl, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1847Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tephrochlamys Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cornwall (Prince Edward Island)
113 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Agromyza mobilis Meigen, 1830
Agromyza nigripes Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Agromyza potentillae (Kaltenbach, 1864)⇒ Agromyza idaeiana Hardy, 1853
Agromyza pseudoreptans Nowakowski, 1967Peak saxifrage
Agromyza reptans Fallen, 1823
Allocotocera pulchella Curtis, 1837
Amauromyza (Cephalomyza) flavifrons Meigen, 1830
Amiota (Amiota) alboguttata Wahlberg, 1839
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Arctoconopa forcipata forcipata Lundstrom, 1915
Atherix lantha Webb, 1977Forked nightshade
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Botanophila profuga Stein, 1916
Bradysia splendida Mohrig & Kri..., 1989
Calycomyza artemisiae Kaltenbach, 1856
Camptochaeta furcata (Hippa & Vilk..., 1994)⇒ Corynoptera furcata Hippa & Vilk..., 1994
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) luctuosa Meigen, 1830
Cerodontha (Poemyza) muscina Meigen, 1830
Cerodontha (Poemyza) pygmaea Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chirosia betuleti Ringdahl, 1935Fern gall fly
Chromatomyia aprilina (Goureau, 1851)⇒ Phytomyza aprilina Goureau, 1851
Chromatomyia periclymeni (Hendel, 1922)⇒ Phytomyza periclymeni Hendel, 1922
Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Hardy, 1849)⇒ Phytomyza syngenesiae Hardy, 1849
Chrysopilus asiliformis Preyssler, 1791Little snipefly
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Coelopa (Fucomyia) frigida (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Coelopa pilipes Haliday, 1838
Coelopa pilipes Haliday, 1838
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Corynoptera deserta (Heller & Menzel, 2006)⇒ Corynoptera inundata Fritz, 1982
Corynoptera perpusilla Winnertz, 1867
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Cylindromyia (Neocyptera) interrupta Meigen, 1824
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Delia florilega Zetterstedt, 1845Bean seed maggot
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) subobscura (Collin, 1936)⇒ Drosophila seguyi Smart, 1945
Eurithia anthophila Robineau-Des..., 1830
Exorista (Adenia) rustica Fallen, 1810
Exorista (Exorista) larvarum Linnaeus, 1758Parasitic fly
Fannia sociella Zetterstedt, 1845
Fucellia tergina Zetterstedt, 1845
Gasterophilus intestinalis De Geer, 1776Horse bot
Geomyza tripunctata Fallen, 1823Cereal Fly
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Hydrophoria lancifer Harris, 1780Deer Warble Fly
Liriomyza angulicornis Malloch, 1918
Liriomyza eupatorii Kaltenbach, 1874
Liriomyza taraxaci Hering, 1927White baneberry
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Melanophora roralis Linnaeus, 1758Dark-winged Woodlouse-fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Metopia argyrocephala Meigen, 1824
Microchrysa flavicornis Meigen, 1822Green gem
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Muscina levida Harris, 1780House Fly
Napomyza lateralis Fallen, 1823Calendula fly
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Pegomya bicolor Wiedemann, 1817Curled dock leaf miner
Pegomya solennis Meigen, 1826
Pegoplata aestiva Meigen, 1826
Phryxe vulgaris Fallen, 1810
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) cirsii Hendel, 1923
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) ilicis (Curtis, 1846)⇒ Phytomyza ilicicola Loew, 1872
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) lappae (Goureau, 1851)⇒ Phytomyza lappina Goureau, 1851
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) nigra (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Chromatomyia nigra Meigen, 1830
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) plantaginis Goreau, 1851Bird vetch
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) ranunculi Schrank, 1803Leaf-Miner Fly
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) spondylii Robineau-Des..., 1851Bird vetch
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) varipes Macquart, 1835Cretan bryony
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) vitalbae Kaltenberg, 1872
Phytomyza nigritula (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Napomyza nigritula Zetterstedt, 1838
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pyrellia rapax Harris, 1780
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) carnaria Linnaeus, 1758Common flesh fly
Sargus bipunctatus Scopoli, 1763Twin-spot centurion
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) flava Fallen, 1823Blind's bryum moss
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823Imported cabbage leaf miner
Sciara humeralis Zetterstedt, 1851
Siphona (Siphona) geniculata De Geer, 1776
Sphaerocera curvipes Latreille, 1805Bigelow's crossosoma
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Subhylemyia longula Fallen, 1824
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tachina (Tachina) grossa Linnaeus, 1758Giant tachinid fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) ferruginea Fallen, 1820
Thaumalea verralli Edwards, 1929
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Cornwall (Prince Edward Island)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
69
93
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
25
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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