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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
49
77
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
49
77
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
46
72
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
41
67
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
17
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
13
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bruce (Iowa)
8 Families width 11 Species
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bruce (Iowa)
13 Genera with 11 Species
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1805Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nemorimyza Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1847Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bruce (Iowa)
11 Species
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Graphomya americana (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Graphomya meridionalis Townsend, 1892
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Nemorimyza posticata Meigen, 1830
Phaonia apicata Johannsen, 1916Baby sun-rose
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Bruce (Iowa)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
8
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
2
2
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