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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Asheville (Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
156
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
156
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
149
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
134
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Asheville
4 Families width 5 Species
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Asheville
5 Genera with 5 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1838Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asheville
5 Species
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Dialysis elongata Say, 1823
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Asheville
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
3
3
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