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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Red Rock Canyon (Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
220
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
220
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
76
213
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
194
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Rock Canyon
10 Families width 20 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies8SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Rock Canyon
17 Genera with 20 Species
Ablautus Loew, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Ditaeniella Sack, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paravilla Painter, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pelomyiella Hendel, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Trixoscelis Robineau-Des..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18996SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Rock Canyon
20 Species
Ablautus californicus Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Ablautus coquilletti Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Efferia arida Williston, 1893
Euaresta stigmatica Coquillett, 1902
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia perdita Malloch, 1912
Paravilla imitans Hall, 1981Woolly pawpaw
Poecilanthrax tegminipennis Say, 1824
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Sepsis neocynipsea Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Trixoscelis nevadaensis
Trupanea actinobola Loew, 1873
Trupanea bisetosa Coquillett, 1899
Trupanea imperfecta (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Trupanea vitiosa Foote, 1989
Trupanea jonesi Curran, 1932
Trupanea pseudovicina Hering, 1947
Trupanea radifera Coquillett, 1899

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Red Rock Canyon
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
16
19
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