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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
493
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
493
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
109
475
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
83
417
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Athens (Athens County)
5 Families width 10 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Athens (Athens County)
11 Genera with 10 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1913Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Estheria Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Athens (Athens County)
10 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Phalacrotophora longifrons Brues, 1906
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Athens (Athens County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
9
8
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