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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
135
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
135
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
132
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
126
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Westport (Digby County)
9 Families width 18 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Westport (Digby County)
17 Genera with 18 Species
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1937Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1847Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Westport (Digby County)
18 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) subvicina Rohdendorf, 1937
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Themira annulipes Meigen, 1826Sepsid fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Westport (Digby County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
15
16
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