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Terrestrial arthopods of bylot island

A total of 33 families of terrestrial arthropod have been surveyed on Bylot Island DIPTERA Anthomyiidae (Root maggot flies) Cecidomiidae (Gall midges) Ceratopogonidae (Biting midges, Punkies) Chironomidae (Midges) Culicidae (Mosquitoes) Dolichopodidae (Long-legged flies) Empididae (Dance flies) Ephydridae (Shore flies) Heleomyzidae Muscidae (House flies, Stable flies) Mycetophilidae (Fungus gnats) Phoridae (Humpbacked flies) Piophilidae (Skipper flies) Rhagionidae (Snipe flies) Scatophagidae (Dung flies) Sciaridae (Dark-winged fungus gnat) Sphaeroceridae (Small dung flies) Syrphidae (Flower flies, Hover flies) Tachinidae Tipulidae (Crane flies) Trichoceridae (Winter crane flies) HYMENOPTERA Apidae-Bombinae (Bumble bee) Braconidae Diapriidae Encyrtidae Eulophidae Ichneumonidae Proctotrupidae Tenthredinidae (Sawflies) Mymaridae COLEOPTERA Carabidae (Ground beetles) Curculionidae (Weevils) Staphylinidae (Rove beetles)