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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Barbour County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
160
708
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
160
708
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
676
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
600
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
39
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
17
32
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Barbour County (West Virginia)
17 Families width 29 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Barbour County (West Virginia)
32 Genera with 29 Species
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Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Epalpus Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Goniops Aldrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Barbour County (West Virginia)
29 Species
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Blera badia Walker, 1849Common Wood Fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Epalpus signifer Walker, 1849Early Tachinid Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eutreta (Eutreta) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855
Goniops chrysocoma Osten Sacken, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Mesembrina latreillii Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781House fly
Opomyza germinationis Linnaeus, 1758Grass and cereal fly
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Sargus elegans Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Barbour County (West Virginia)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
13
26
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
4
Family
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