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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
485
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
485
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
108
467
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
408
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Athens (Menard County Illinois)
5 Families width 8 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Athens (Menard County Illinois)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1913Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Athens (Menard County Illinois)
8 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Callicera erratica Walker, 1849
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
6
6
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