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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Belfast (Northern Ireland, Ireland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
243
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
243
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
243
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
213
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
59
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
43
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belfast
8 Families width 71 Species
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies8SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies40SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belfast
43 Genera with 71 Species
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Beris Latreille, 17713SpeciesTaxom
Calobatella Mik, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1780Blacklets3SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Compsobata Czerny, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1822Bumble Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Dexiosoma Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1787Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1763Rat-tailed maggots4SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Eurithia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Exorista Meigen, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Gymnocheta Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Lydella Robineau-Des..., 18242SpeciesTaxom
Macquartia Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Oplodontha Rondani, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pachygaster Meigen, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17716SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17945SpeciesTaxom
Siphona Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 18442SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belfast
71 Species
Beris chalybata Forster, 1771Murky-legged black legionnaire
Beris fuscipes Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Beris vallata Forster, 1771Bright four-spined legionnaire
Calobatella petronella Linnaeus, 1758
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) variabilis Panzer, 1798
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysopilus cristatus Fabricius, 1775Black snipefly
Compsobata cibaria Linnaeus, 1758
Criorhina floccosa Meigen, 1822
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Fallen, 1817
Dexiosoma canina (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dexiosoma caninum Fabricius, 1781
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eurithia anthophila Robineau-Des..., 1830
Exorista (Adenia) rustica Fallen, 1810
Gymnocheta viridis Fallen, 1810
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) glaucia Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) laternaria Muller, 1776
Lydella grisescens Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lydella stabulans Meigen, 1824
Macquartia dispar (Fallen, 1820)⇒ Macquartia viridana Robineau-Des..., 1863
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Microchrysa cyaneiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Black gem
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Oplodontha viridula Fabricius, 1775Common green colonel
Pachygaster atra Panzer, 1798Dark-winged black
Palpada interrupta Fabricius, 1805
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Rhagio scolopaceus Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Sepsis cynipsea Linnaeus, 1758
Sepsis flavimana Meigen, 1826Durango yellowcress
Sepsis fulgens Meigen, 1826Lesser dung fly
Sepsis orthocnemis Frey, 1908
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Siphona (Siphona) geniculata De Geer, 1776
Siphona (Siphona) maculata Staeger, 1849
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Themira annulipes Meigen, 1826Sepsid fly
Themira lucida Staeger, 1844
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Belfast
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
35
60
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
7
10
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