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Distribution of Syrphidae (Diptera) across northern Ontario

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2020

K.A. Vezsenyi ,
D.V. Beresford Open the ORCID record for D.V. Beresford [Opens in a new window] ,
K. Moran ,
A.D. Young ,
M.M. Locke ,
W.J. Crins ,
J.A. Schaefer  and
Jeffrey H. Skevington
K.A. Vezsenyi
Affiliation:
Trent University, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario, K9L 0G2, Canada
D.V. Beresford*
Affiliation:
Trent University, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario, K9L 0G2, Canada
K. Moran
Affiliation:
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada Department of Biology, Carleton University, 209 Nesbitt Building, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
A.D. Young
Affiliation:
School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
M.M. Locke
Affiliation:
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada
W.J. Crins
Affiliation:
Trent University, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario, K9L 0G2, Canada
J.A. Schaefer
Affiliation:
Trent University, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario, K9L 0G2, Canada
Jeffrey H. Skevington
Affiliation:
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada Department of Biology, Carleton University, 209 Nesbitt Building, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
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*Corresponding author. Email: davidberesford@trentu.ca
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Abstract

Syrphids (Diptera: Syrphidae) are a diverse and widespread family of pollinating flies. Their diverse life history traits not only allow them to thrive in a wide range of habitats but also make them potential bioindicators of environmental change. Here, we report on their distributions from a previously understudied and undeveloped part of northern Ontario that is a large part of the third-largest wetland in the world. Samples were collected from across the region between 2009 and 2016, using numerous sampling methods. Of the 122 species identified from 1514 specimens, six are new provincial records to Ontario. Five species were collected over 800 km from their previously known ranges, some of which were west of the Rocky Mountains. Of all the trapping methods employed in the study, Malaise traps were found to be the most effective at catching syrphid species. This work updates known range and provincial records for more than 100 species of syrphids, bringing into clearer focus their distribution throughout this region.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 153 , Issue 2 , April 2021 , pp. 181 - 195
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© The Author(s) and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Entomological Society of Canada

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