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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Alicante (Valencian Community, Spain)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
160
947
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
159
946
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
920
1477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
828
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
31
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
26
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alicante
8 Families width 53 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies42SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alicante
26 Genera with 53 Species
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Aspilota Foerster, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1796Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Compsilura Bouche, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Crataerina von Olfers, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Enicopus Stephens, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1909Narcissus bulb fly5SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19868SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Xeniomyza De Meijere, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alicante
53 Species
Aspilota procreata Fischer, 1976
Aspilota propedaemon Fischer, 1996
Aspilota propeminimam Fischer, Tor..., 2008
Aspilota valenciensis Fischer, 1996
Bombylius (Bombylius) discolor (Mikan, 1796)⇒ Bombylius medius Linnaeus, 1758
Compsilura concinnata Meigen, 1824Tachinid fly
Crataerina pallida Latreille, 1811Swift lousefly
Enicopus (Enicopus) ater Fabricius, 1787
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus caballeroi Gil Collado, 1929
Eumerus etnensis Van Der Goot, 1964
Eumerus grallator Smit, 2019
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) lucasi Garcia & Láska, 1983
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Ferdinandea aurea Rondani, 1844
Liriomyza strigata Meigen, 1830
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Merodon albifrons Meigen, 1822
Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790
Merodon elegans Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon quercetorum Marcos-Garci..., 2007
Merodon unguicornis Strobl, 1909
Musca intermedia (Fallen, 1825)⇒ Coenosia intermedia Fallen, 1825
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paragus (Paragus) hyalopteri Marcos-Garci..., 1994
Paragus (Paragus) pecchiolii Rondani, 1857
Paragus (Paragus) quadrifasciatus (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964
Paragus (Paragus) strigatus Meigen, 1822
Paragus (Paragus) vandergooti Marcos-Garcia, 1986
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Scaeva albomaculata Macquart, 1842
Scaeva dignota Rondani, 1857
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Volucella elegans Loew, 1862
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthogramma marginale Loew, 1854
Xeniomyza ilicitensis De Meijere, 1934

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Alicante
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
25
52
Families
Genera
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