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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Alexandria (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
171
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
171
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
161
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
149
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
23
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
19
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alexandria (Huntingdon County)
13 Families width 14 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies7SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies0SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae (Newman, 1834)Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alexandria (Huntingdon County)
19 Genera with 14 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1921Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Merosargus Loew, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Scoliocentra Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Stylogaster Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1796
Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alexandria (Huntingdon County)
14 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Dialysis rufithorax Say, 1823
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Drosophila (Drosophila) hydei Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Merosargus caeruleifrons Johnson, 1900
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Scoliocentra sackeni Garrett, 1925
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Xylomya pallidifemur Malloch, 1917

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Alexandria (Huntingdon County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
8
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
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