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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Amherst (Amherst County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
106
273
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
273
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
95
256
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
219
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amherst (Amherst County)
15 Families width 29 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies9SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amherst (Amherst County)
27 Genera with 29 Species
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Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Carcelia Robineau-Des..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsis Loew, 1849Banded-Wing Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1879Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrosyrphus Bigot, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neocnemodon Goffe, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amherst (Amherst County)
29 Species
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Brachyopa daeckei Johnson, 1917Greenland stitchwort
Brachyopa vacua Osten Sacken, 1875
Callicera erratica Walker, 1849
Carcelia reclinata Aldrich & We..., 1924
Chaetopsis massyla Walker, 1849
Chrysopilus thoracicus Fabricius, 1805Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Dialysis elongata Say, 1823
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Amherst (Amherst County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
14
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
4
5
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