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Sciaridae: dark-w<strong>in</strong>ged fungus gnats<br />

Small dark nies, the larvae<br />

feed on fungus.<br />

Bradysio spp.<br />

Sciara sp.<br />

Sciomyzidae: marsh nies<br />

The larvae are aquatic feeders.<br />

The follow<strong>in</strong>g are shelter/<br />

scaveng<strong>in</strong>g records.<br />

UIJ/nellia 51'.<br />

Umnia loewiSteyskal<br />

Umnia I'itlara Melander<br />

Telal/ocera vic<strong>in</strong>a Macquart<br />

TlypefOpfera canadellsis (Macquart)<br />

Simulidae: black flies<br />

The bit<strong>in</strong>g adults may be pests 10<br />

animals; larvae are aquatic.<br />

Cnephia muraw (Malloch)<br />

Prosimulium llIullidellfafUIII Tw<strong>in</strong>n<br />

2<br />

2<br />

PompeI/iI/III sp.<br />

Scaeva pyraslri (Lillllaeus)<br />

SyriNa pipiel/s (L<strong>in</strong>naeus)<br />

Syrphlls vitripel/nis Meigen<br />

Toxol1lerus occidenralis Curran<br />

Tach<strong>in</strong>idae: tach<strong>in</strong>id flies<br />

The larvae are parasitic; most <strong>of</strong> the<br />

follow<strong>in</strong>g species were reared from<br />

caterpillars on <strong>oak</strong>.<br />

Actia illterrupla Curran<br />

Actio n.sp.<br />

Bigonocl1elo sp<strong>in</strong>ipel/I/is (Meigen)<br />

Cerol1losia auricaudala (Townsend)<br />

Cl1aefoplllepsis orbilalis Webber<br />

Chaetoplllepsis sel1liolhisae Brooks<br />

COII/psilllra concilll/ala Meigen<br />

Eljia sefigera (Thom pson)<br />

Eljia spp.<br />

2<br />

2<br />

2<br />

2<br />

2<br />

2<br />

Sphaeroceridae<br />

Small dark nies.<br />

Copromyza equ<strong>in</strong>a Fallen<br />

Straliomyidae: soldier nies<br />

Larvae <strong>of</strong>ten live <strong>in</strong> decay<strong>in</strong>g plant<br />

material, and may be predaceous.<br />

The adults feed on blood.<br />

Geosargus decO/'us (Say)<br />

Microcluysa polifa (L<strong>in</strong>naeus)<br />

Shelter records.<br />

Sargus decoraflls Say<br />

Syrphidae: flower nies<br />

Some larvae are predaceous on<br />

small <strong>in</strong>secls. The follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

records are <strong>of</strong> adults.<br />

Baecha elongafa (Fabricius)<br />

Caliprobo/a pule/Ira (Wil1islOn)<br />

Eupeodes volucris (Osten-Sacken)<br />

Me/anosfoma anguSfafum Williston<br />

2<br />

2<br />

Epalpus signifera (Walker)<br />

Eu/asiol/a nigra Curran<br />

GYII/llosom<strong>of</strong>ulig<strong>in</strong>oswIl Robi neau -0 esvoidy<br />

Ictericopl1ylo tibialis Curran<br />

Leschel/aulfia leucoplllys (Wiedemann)<br />

A1adrel1lyia sawulersi (Williston)<br />

NOlI'ickia a/gens (Wiedemann)<br />

PIII)'xe pecosef/sis (Townsend)<br />

Psalidopletyx brunnea Brooks<br />

PseudopedchaefO erec/(I (Coquillett)<br />

Tachillomyia /1/0lllalla (Smith)<br />

T.achillomyio similis (Williston)<br />

Wagneria oce/lads Re<strong>in</strong>hard<br />

Willlhemia occidemis Re<strong>in</strong>hard<br />

W<strong>in</strong>lhetllia rJ,(fopicto Bigot<br />

Tephritidae<br />

Plant feeders; the follow<strong>in</strong>g are<br />

shelter records.<br />

2<br />

2<br />

2<br />

2<br />

!vJe/anosfOll/a piefipes Bigot<br />

2<br />

Rhagolelis berberis Curran<br />

Merodon equeslris (Fabricius)<br />

Narcissus bulb fly<br />

Rhagoletis pomol/elfa (Walsh)<br />

Apple maggot<br />

Neoellell/odon sp.

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