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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
128
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
128
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
109
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
93
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Falmouth (West Hants)
14 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae (Newman, 1834)Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Falmouth (West Hants)
22 Genera with 22 Species
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Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chirosia Rondani, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phryxe Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1823Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1796
Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Falmouth (West Hants)
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Chirosia betuleti Ringdahl, 1935Fern gall fly
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) chorea Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) modesta Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Hyadina albovenosa Coquillett, 1900
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Lytogaster excavata Sturtevant &..., 1954
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Nostima picta (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Philygria picta Fallen, 1813
Pherbellia nana Fallen, 1820
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Phryxe vulgaris Fallen, 1810
Rhagio punctipennis Say, 1823Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Sepedon armipes Loew, 1859
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Falmouth (West Hants)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
16
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
6
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