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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
58
112
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
58
112
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
54
107
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
40
89
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
8
2
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eureka (Pictou County)
6 Families width 2 Species
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eureka (Pictou County)
8 Genera with 2 Species
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1916Grasshopper Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Lycoriella Frey, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eureka (Pictou County)
2 Species
Blaesoxipha falciformis Aldrich, 1916
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Eureka (Pictou County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
3
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
1
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