The Diptera Families of British Columbia The Diptera Families of British Columbia G.G.E. Scudder and R.A. Cannings March 31, 2006 G.G.E. Scudder and R.A. Cannings Printed 04/25/06 Coleoptera Families of British Columbia Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................................1 Order Diptera Description................................................................................................................3 Keys to Order Diptera and Families.................................................................................................6 Family Descriptions .......................................................................................................................26 Suborder NEMATOCERA............................................................................................................26 Infraorder TIPULOMORPHA .......................................................................................................26 Family TANYDERIDAE (Primitive Crane Flies) [Fig. 1]............................................................26 Family TIPULIDAE (Crane Flies) [Fig. 2]....................................................................................26 Infraorder BLEPHARICEROMORPHA .......................................................................................27 Family BLEPHARICERIDAE (Net-winged Midges) [Fig. 3]......................................................27 Family DEUTEROPHLEBIIDAE (Mountain Midges) [Fig. 4]....................................................28 Infraorder AXYMIOMORPHA.....................................................................................................29 Family AXYMYIIDAE (Axymyiid Flies) [Figs.5] .......................................................................29 Infraorder BIBIONOMORPHA.....................................................................................................29 Family PACHYNEURIDAE (Pachyneurid Gnats) [Fig. 6]...........................................................29 Family BIBIONIDAE (March Flies) [Fig. 7] ................................................................................30 Family MYCETOPHILIDAE (Fungus Gnats) [Fig. 8] .................................................................31 Family SCIARIDAE (Dark-winged Fungus Gnats) [Fig. 9] .........................................................32 Family CECIDOMYIIDAE (Gall Midges) [Fig. 10].....................................................................32 Infraorder PSYCHODOMORPHA................................................................................................33 Family PSYCHODIDAE (Moth and Sand Flies) [Fig. 11] ...........................................................33 Family TRICHOCERIDAE (Winter Crane Flies) [Fig. 12]..........................................................33 Family ANISOPODIDAE (Wood Gnats) [Fig. 13].......................................................................34 Family SCATOPSIDAE (Minute Black Scavenger Flies) [Fig. 14] .............................................35 Family CANTHYLOSCELIDAE (Canthyloscelid Flies) [Fig. 15]...............................................35 Infraorder PTYCHOPTEROMORPHA.........................................................................................36 Family PTYCHOPTERIDAE (Phantom Crane Flies) [Fig. 16]....................................................36 Infraorder CULICOMORPHA.......................................................................................................36 Family DIXIDAE (Dixid Midges) [Fig. 17]..................................................................................36 Family CHAOBORIDAE (Phantom Midges) [Fig. 18].................................................................37 Family CULICIDAE (Mosquitoes) [Fig. 19].................................................................................38 Family THAUMALEIDAE (Solitary Midges) [Fig. 20]...............................................................39 Family SIMULIIDAE (Black Flies) [Fig. 21] ...............................................................................39 Family CERATOPOGONIDAE (Biting Midges, No-See-Ums) [Fig. 22]....................................41 Family CHIRONOMIDAE (Chironomid Midges) [Fig. 23].........................................................42 Suborder BRACHYCERA.............................................................................................................44 Infraorder XYLOPHAGOMORPHA.............................................................................................44 Coleoptera Families of British Columbia Family XYLOPHAGIDAE (Xylophagid Flies) [Fig. 24]..............................................................44 Infraorder STRATIOMYOMORPHA ...........................................................................................45 Family XYLOMYIDAE (Xylomyid Flies) [Fig. 25].....................................................................45 Family STRATIOMYIDAE (Soldier Flies) [Fig. 26]....................................................................45 Infraorder TABANOMORPHA.....................................................................................................46 Family RHAGIONIDAE (Snipe Flies) [Fig. 27]...........................................................................46 Family PELECORHYNCHIDAE (Pelecorhynchid Flies) [Fig. 28]..............................................47 Family OREOLEPTIDAE (Oreoleptid Flies) [Fig. 29].................................................................48 Family ANTHERICIDAE (Athericid Flies) [Fig. 30]...................................................................49 Family TABANIDAE (Horse Flies and Deer Flies) [Fig. 31].......................................................49 Infraorder MUSCOMORPHA .......................................................................................................51 Superfamily NEMESTRINOIDEA................................................................................................51 Family NEMESTRINIDAE (Tangle-veined Flies) [Fig. 32].........................................................51 Family ACROCERIDAE (Small-headed Flies) [Fig. 33]..............................................................52 Superfamily ASILOIDEA..............................................................................................................53 Family THEREVIDAE (Stiletto Flies) [Fig. 34]...........................................................................53 Family SCENOPINIDAE (Window Flies) [Fig. 35].....................................................................54 Family MYDIDAE (Mydid Flies) [Fig. 36]...................................................................................55 Family APIOCERIDAE (Flower-loving Flies) [Fig. 37]...............................................................56 Family ASILIDAE (Robber Flies) [Fig. 38]..................................................................................57 Family BOMBYLIIDAE (Bee Flies) [Fig. 39]..............................................................................59 Family HILARIMORPHIDAE (Hilarimorphid Flies) [Fig. 40]....................................................61 Superfamily EMPIDOIDEA..........................................................................................................61 Family EMPIDIDAE (Dance Flies) [Fig. 41]................................................................................61 Family DOLICHOPODIDAE (Long-legged Flies) [Fig. 42]........................................................62 Superfamily PLATYPEZOIDEA...................................................................................................63 Family PLATYPEZIDAE (Flat-footed Flies) [Fig. 43].................................................................63 Superfamily PHOROIDEA............................................................................................................63 Family LONCHOPTERIDAE (Pointed-wing Flies or spear-winged flies) [Fig. 44]....................63 Family PHORIDAE (Phorid Flies) [Fig. 45].................................................................................64 Superfamily SYRPHOIDEA..........................................................................................................65 Family SYRPHIDAE (Flower or Hover Flies) [Fig. 46]...............................................................65 Family PIPUNCULIDAE (Big-headed or Big-eyed Flies) [Fig. 47].............................................67 CALYPTRATAE...........................................................................................................................67 Superfamily MUSCOIDEA ...........................................................................................................67 Family SCATHOPHAGIDAE (Dung Flies) [Fig. 48]...................................................................67 Family ANTHOMYIIDAE (Root-Maggot Flies) [Fig. 49]...........................................................68 Family MUSCIDAE (Muscid Flies) [Fig. 50]...............................................................................70 Coleoptera Families of British Columbia Superfamily OESTROIDEA..........................................................................................................72 Family CALLIPHORIDAE (Blow Flies) [Fig. 51] .......................................................................72 Family OESTRIDAE (Bot and Warble Flies) [Fig. 52].................................................................73