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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Charleston County (South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
640
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
162
640
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
609
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
522
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Charleston County
10 Families width 16 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies6SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Charleston County
15 Genera with 16 Species
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Boreothrinax Steyskal, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1838Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microcerella Macquart, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1812Green Soldier Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1935Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Charleston County
16 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Dictya oxybeles Steyskal, 1960Chaparral whitethorn
Hybomitra difficilis Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microcerella texana Townsend, 1919
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Odontomyia cincta Olivier, 1812Littleleaf mockorange
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus fulvulus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus gladiator Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863Copper mallow

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Charleston County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
4
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
4
8
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