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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Northern Gulf Islands (Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
47
85
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
47
85
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
42
80
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
29
65
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Gulf Islands
8 Families width 30 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Gulf Islands
19 Genera with 30 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1920Grasshopper Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1877Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1827Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dipalta Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Metoposarcophaga Townsend, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pandivirilia Irwin & Lyne..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1940Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1918Common Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 2005Stiletto flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tripanurga Brauer & Ber..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Gulf Islands
30 Species
Anthrax agrippina (Osten Sacken, 1887)⇒ Villa agrippina Osten Sacken, 1887
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Blaesoxipha apertella Parker, 1920
Blaesoxipha savoryi Parker, 1920
Chrysops proclivis Osten Sacken, 1877
Conophorus nigripennis Loew, 1872
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Cuterebra (Cuterebra) fontinella Clark, 1827Mouse Bot Fly
Dipalta serpentina Osten Sacken, 1877
Exoprosopa dorcadion Osten Sacken, 1877
Hemipenthes morio Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Bee Fly
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Lucilia elongata (Shannon, 1924)⇒ Bufolucilia elongata Shannon, 1924
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Metoposarcophaga pachyproctosa Parker, 1919
Mycomya (Mycomya) terminata Garrett, 1924
Pandivirilia conspicua Walker, 1848
Pollenia angustigena Wainwright, 1940Luckynut
Sarcophaga shermani (Parker, 1923)⇒ Liosarcophaga shermani Parker, 1923
Sarcophaga vancouverensis (Parker, 1918)⇒ Neosarcophaga vancouverensis Parker, 1918
Silvius gigantulus Loew, 1872
Thereva brunnea Cole, 1923
Thereva johnsoni Coquillett, 1893
Thereva kristinae Holston & Irwin, 2005
Tripanurga insurgens Aldrich, 1916
Villa alternata Say, 1823
Villa fulviana Say, 1824Tawny-tailed Bee Fly
Villa lateralis Say, 1823

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Northern Gulf Islands
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
17
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
2
3
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