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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
397
459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
397
459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
122
382
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
97
350
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
18
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baldwin (Allegheny County)
4 Families width 8 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baldwin (Allegheny County)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Atomosia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1864Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baldwin (Allegheny County)
8 Species
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864Northern Wasp Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Baldwin (Allegheny County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
5
5
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