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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Special Area No. 2 (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
538
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
538
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
529
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
497
725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
69
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Special Area No. 2
25 Families width 73 Species
#CPTBMSADEHKX
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids11SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat7SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies15SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies7SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies3SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies0SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Special Area No. 2
69 Genera with 73 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTUX
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Alepia Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachycampta Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Camptochaeta Hippa & Vilk..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Claustropyga Hippa; Vilka..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Coboldia Melander, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1825Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoptera Winnertz, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Cratyna Winnertz, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1848Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18262SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1960Fruit fly3SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophoria Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Hylemyza Schnabl & Dz..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Leucophora Robineau-Des..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Oecothea Curtis, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Orfelia Costa, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pegoplata Schnabl & Dz..., 19202SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18222SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1969love bug1SpeciesTaxom
Poecilognathus Jaennicke, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichosia Winnertz, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Ula Haliday, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Special Area No. 2
73 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Alepia ancylis Quate & Brown, 2004
Atylotus insuetus Osten Sacken, 1877Black hawthorn
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
Bradysia nitidicollis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Bradysia aprica Winnertz, 1867
Camptochaeta cursor Hippa & Vilk..., 1994
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) stigmatica Osten Sacken, 1869
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Claustropyga acanthostyla Tuomikoski, 1960
Coboldia fuscipes Meigen, 1830Fly
Coenosia pumila (Fallen, 1825)⇒ Lispe pumila Wiedemann, 1824
Corynoptera bicuspidata Lengersdorf, 1926
Corynoptera melanochaeta Mohrig & Menzel, 1992
Corynoptera perochaeta Mohrig & Menzel, 1990
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Delia florilega Zetterstedt, 1845Bean seed maggot
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Drosophila (Drosophila) hydei Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Drosophila recens Wheeler, 1960
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Helina evecta Harris, 1780Muscid fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hydrophoria lancifer Harris, 1780Deer Warble Fly
Hydrotaea unispinosa Stein, 1898Grannybush
Hylemyza partita Meigen, 1826
Leucophora unistriata Zetterstedt, 1838
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Mycetophila alea Laffoon, 1965
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Orfelia nemoralis Meigen, 1818
Ormosia (Ormosia) affinis Lundbeck, 1898Cranefly
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Paragus) variabilis Vockeroth, 1986
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pegoplata infirma Meigen, 1826
Pegoplata nigroscutellata Stein, 1920
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Plecia exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969
Poecilognathus sulphurea Loew, 1863
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scathophaga suilla Fabricius, 1794Golden dung fly
Sepsis flavimana Meigen, 1826Durango yellowcress
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Themira putris Linnaeus, 1758
Ula (Ula) sylvatica Meigen, 1818
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Special Area No. 2
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
37
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
32
32
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