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Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region Amherst County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
157
478
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
157
478
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
143
449
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
379
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
65
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
57
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
15
38
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
13
23
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
9
12
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amherst County
9 Families width 7 Species
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amherst County
12 Genera with 7 Species
Chaetopsis Loew, 1849Banded-Wing Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Dyctia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amherst County
7 Species
Chaetopsis massyla Walker, 1849
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Amherst County
SuperfamilyCarnoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEphydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLonchopteroidea
Brues & Melander, 1932
Pointed-wing flies, Spear-winged flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
3
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTephritoidea
Newman, 1834
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom