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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Benton County (Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
310
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
310
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
303
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
287
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
18
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benton County (Minnesota)
7 Families width 15 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benton County (Minnesota)
15 Genera with 15 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies4SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benton County (Minnesota)
15 Species
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Sargus decorus Say, 1824

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Benton County (Minnesota)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
9
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
3
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