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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Avalon (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
21
23
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
21
23
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
20
22
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
18
20
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Avalon (Allegheny County)
6 Families width 5 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Avalon (Allegheny County)
6 Genera with 5 Species
Asyndetus Loew, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1931Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Avalon (Allegheny County)
5 Species
Asyndetus syntormoides Wheeler, 1899Heartleaf groundcherry
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821Black raspberry
Drosophila (Sophophora) suzukii Matsumara, 1931Cherry drosophila
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Avalon (Allegheny County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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