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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Alexander (Athens County, Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
23
29
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
23
29
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
22
28
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
21
27
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alexander (Athens County)
7 Families width 6 Species
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alexander (Athens County)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alexander (Athens County)
6 Species
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Metopia pollenia Chao & Zhang, 1988
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Alexander (Athens County)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Brachycera (Macquart 1834)
Brachycera (Macquart 1834)


Links, sources and further information
Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
Brachycera at marinespecies.org