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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
77
194
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
194
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
175
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
139
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
23
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
21
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Blacksburg
8 Families width 20 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies7SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Blacksburg
21 Genera with 20 Species
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Aldrichia Coquillett, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1907Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Lejota Rondani, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leucopis Meigen, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myiopharus Brauer & Ber..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oestrus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1823Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1863Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1828
Falsehorn Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Blacksburg
20 Species
Aldrichia auripuncta Painter, 1940
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Bombylius (Bombylius) pulchellus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Bombylius fascipennis Evenhuis, 1978
Bombylius (Parabombylius) fraudulentus Johnson, 1907Pine barren stitchwort
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Chrysopilus pilosus Leonard, 1930Common marsh-mallow
Chrysopilus thoracicus Fabricius, 1805Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Lejota aerea Loew, 1872
Leucopis piniperda Malloch, 1921Paha
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Myiopharus aberrans Townsend, 1916
Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758Sheep Bot Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Rhagio vertebratus Say, 1823
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sphegina rufiventris (Loew, 1863)⇒ Sphegina spheginea Zetterstedt, 1838
Systoechus vulgaris Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Blacksburg
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
13
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
2
3
Family
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