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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Lambton County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
166
545
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
545
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
151
514
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
102
399
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
70
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lambton County
23 Families width 100 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CSTABRHDOMP
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies27SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies16SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies11SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae (Rondani, 1856)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae (Hendel, 1920)Odiniid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841Winter Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lambton County
70 Genera with 100 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRSTUVW
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1948Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1828Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Cladura Osten Sacken, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Compsilura Bouche, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1830Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Eurithia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1823Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1758Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Odinia Robineau-Des..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19254SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies5SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodexia Brauer & von..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Saltella Robineau-Des..., 18031SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Strongygaster Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies7SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1848Cranefly4SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichocera Meigen, 1776Winter gnat3SpeciesTaxom
Ula Haliday, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Voria Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Winthemia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lambton County
100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atylotus bicolor Wiedemann, 1821
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora livida Hall, 1948
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Chrysopilus asiliformis Preyssler, 1791Little snipefly
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum pubescens Loew, 1860
Cladura flavoferruginea Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Compsilura concinnata Meigen, 1824Tachinid fly
Coproica vagans Haliday, 1833Lesser dung fly
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Cydistomyia alternata Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Cylindromyia (Neocyptera) interrupta Meigen, 1824
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eudioctria albius Walker, 1849
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Eurithia anthophila Robineau-Des..., 1830
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra microcephala Osten Sacken, 1876
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Lasiopogon tetragrammus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lucilia coeruleiviridis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Phaenicia coeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Machimus antimachus Walker, 1849
Machimus autumnalis Banks, 1914
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Melangyna (Melangyna) fisherii Walton, 1911Large-Spotted Halfband
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Microdon (Dimeraspis) abditus Thompson, 1981
Microdon (Dimeraspis) globosus Fabricius, 1805
Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864
Microdon ocellaris Curran, 1924
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758Cranefly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Odinia betulae (Sabrosky, 1959)⇒ Odinia rossi MacGowan & R..., 2004
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Pollenia angustigena Wainwright, 1940Luckynut
Pollenia griseotomentosa Jacentkovsky, 1944Little Clusterfly
Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Saltella sphondylii Schrank, 1803
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Stratiomys badia (Walker, 1849)⇒ Stratiomys badius Walker, 1849
Symplecta (Symplecta) cana Walker, 1848
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Tetanocera vicina Macquart, 1843American melonleaf
Tipula (Savtshenkia) pagana Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Tipula) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Common crane fly
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Yamatotipula) furca Walker, 1848Arizona milkweed
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Trichocera (Saltrichocera) regelationis Linnaeus, 1758
Trichocera (Saltrichocera) saltator Harris, 1776
Trichocera (Trichocera) hiemalis De Geer, 1776Winter turnip gnat
Ula (Ula) sylvatica Meigen, 1818
Urophora (Urophora) quadrifasciata Meigen, 1826Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly
Voria ruralis Fallen, 1810Parasitic fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Lambton County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
18
58
83
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
12
17
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