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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
30
57
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
30
57
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
24
50
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
22
48
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portree (Inverness County)
4 Families width 7 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae (Fallen, 1823)Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portree (Inverness County)
7 Genera with 7 Species
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1758Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Rabdophaga Westwood, 1803Willow Gall Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portree (Inverness County)
7 Species
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Lipoptena cervi Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) ilicis (Curtis, 1846)⇒ Phytomyza ilicicola Loew, 1872
Rabdophaga salicis (Schrank, 1803)⇒ Rabdophaga rigidae Osten Sacken, 1862
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Portree (Inverness County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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