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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
74
177
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
74
177
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
163
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
138
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amherst (Buffalo County Nebraska)
7 Families width 11 Species
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amherst (Buffalo County Nebraska)
8 Genera with 11 Species
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amherst (Buffalo County Nebraska)
11 Species
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
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
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Amherst (Buffalo County Nebraska)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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