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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
44
70
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
44
70
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
38
62
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
52
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rockville (Yarmouth County)
7 Families width 10 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rockville (Yarmouth County)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1775Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rockville (Yarmouth County)
10 Species
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Psychoda phalaenoides Linnaeus, 1758
Suillia longipennis Loew, 1862
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Rockville (Yarmouth County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
8
9
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