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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
134
444
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
134
444
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
412
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
352
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
28
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Calloway County
8 Families width 31 Species
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies5SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies9SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies10SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Calloway County
25 Genera with 31 Species
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Actina Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Adoxomyia Kertesz, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Allognosta Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1830Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1903Deer flies5SpeciesTaxom
Euthycera Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Goniops Aldrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1872Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1805Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Calloway County
31 Species
Actina viridis Say, 1824
Adoxomyia subulata Loew, 1866
Allognosta fuscitarsis Say, 1823
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) chalybeus Wiedemann, 1830Violet Leafwalker
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops pikei Whitney, 1904Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Euthycera arcuata Loew, 1859
Goniops chrysocoma Osten Sacken, 1875
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872Eastern Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Temnostoma bombylans Fabricius, 1805
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Calloway County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
4
10
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