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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Starland County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
85
319
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
85
319
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
308
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
294
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Starland County
14 Families width 27 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Starland County
25 Genera with 27 Species
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Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1827Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1877Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1848Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Starland County
27 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Cuterebra (Cuterebra) fontinella Clark, 1827Mouse Bot Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Liriomyza septentrionalis Sehgal, 1968Engelmann's evening primrose
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Nephrotoma altissima Osten Sacken, 1877
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Sepedon armipes Loew, 1859
Sepedon pusilla Loew, 1859
Symplecta (Symplecta) cana Walker, 1848
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tipula (Lunatipula) dorsimacula Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Starland County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
20
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
5
6
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