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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
146
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
146
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
144
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
137
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thunder Bay
8 Families width 12 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thunder Bay
11 Genera with 12 Species
Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1849Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thunder Bay
12 Species
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) fusculus Coquillett, 1901
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo Walker, 1849Long-Haired Forest Fly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra microcephala Osten Sacken, 1876
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Strongylogaster multicincta Norton, 1862
Strongylogaster soriculatipes Cresson, 1880
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Thunder Bay
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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