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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Alsace (Grand Est Region, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
138
577
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
577
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
129
559
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
97
459
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
20
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alsace
7 Families width 19 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alsace
20 Genera with 19 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1781Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1796Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyia Meigen, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Ectophasia Townsend, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Psarus Latreille, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alsace
19 Species
Anthrax anthrax Schrank, 1781Anthracite Bee-fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) venosus Mikan, 1796
Cylindromyia (Cylindromyia) bicolor (Olivier, 1812)⇒ Cylindromyia bigoti Cantrell, 1984
Ectophasia crassipennis Fabricius, 1794
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Erigone atra Brauer, 1898Post Dwarf Weaver
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Mesembrina meridiana Linnaeus, 1758Noon fly
Psarus abdominalis Fabricius, 1794
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tabanus bromius Linnaeus, 1758Band-eyed brown horsefly
Tachina (Eudoromyia) fera Linnaeus, 1761
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Alsace
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
16
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
0
Family
Genus
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