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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Chirk Castle (Wrexham, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
123
505
862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
123
505
862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
122
503
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
453
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
121
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
19
62
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chirk Castle
19 Families width 128 Species
Atelestidae Hennig, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies29SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies27SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies11SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies34SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies3SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megamerinidae Hendel, 1913Megamerinid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phaeomyiidae Verbeke, 1950Marsh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chirk Castle
62 Genera with 128 Species
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Atelestus Walker, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Beris Latreille, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Chorisops Rondani, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1805Bumble Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1758Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Eloceria Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18228SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriothrix Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1898Balloon Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Ilione Haliday, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1809Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18243SpeciesTaxom
Megamerina Rondani, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnoptera Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 18402SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18562SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 192617SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker2SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 182212SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Siphona Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tetanura Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1775Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triarthria Stephens, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1830Trichina worms2SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18222SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chirk Castle
128 Species
Atelestus pulicarius Fallen, 1816
Beris chalybata Forster, 1771Murky-legged black legionnaire
Beris morrisii Dale, 1841Yellow-legged black legionnaire
Bicellaria vana Collin, 1926
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Brachyopa scutellaris Robineau-Des..., 1843
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda vocatoria Fallen, 1815
Chorisops tibialis Meigen, 1820Dull four-spined legionnaire
Chrysopilus asiliformis Preyssler, 1791Little snipefly
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Conops (Conops) quadrifasciatus De Geer, 1776
Criorhina berberina Fabricius, 1805
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) trivialis Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) ephippiata Fallen, 1815
Eloceria delecta Meigen, 1824
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) chioptera Meigen, 1804
Empis (Empis) nuntia Meigen, 1838
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Leptempis) grisea (Fallen, 1816)⇒ Empis hoffmannseggii Loew, 1869
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eriothrix rufomaculatus De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Euthyneura myrtilli Macquart, 1836
Hercostomus cupreus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Gymnopternus cupreus Fallen, 1823
Hercostomus metallicus (Stannius, 1831)⇒ Gymnopternus metallicus Stannius, 1831
Heringia (Neocnemodon) pubescens (Delucchi & P..., 1955)⇒ Neocnemodon pubescens Delucchi & P..., 1955
Hilara beckeri Strobl, 1892
Hilara brevistyla Collin, 1927
Hilara fuscipes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hilara platyura Loew, 1873
Hilara galactoptera (Strobl, 1910)⇒ Hilara lactescens Frey, 1955
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara litorea Fallen, 1816
Hilara manicata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Hilara implicata Collin, 1927
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara medeteriformis Collin, 1961
Hilara monedula Collin, 1927
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Hilara rejecta Collin, 1927
Hilara ternovensis Strobl, 1898
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Ilione (Ilione) lineata Fallen, 1820
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Leucophenga (Leucophenga) maculata Dufour, 1839
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) laternaria Muller, 1776
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Lonchoptera lutea Panzer, 1809Yellow spear-winged fly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Medetera impigra Collin, 1941
Medetera tristis Zetterstedt, 1838
Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Megamerina dolium Fabricius, 1805
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Microphor holosericeus Meigen, 1804
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Oedalea holmgreni Zetterstedt, 1852
Oedalea stigmatella Zetterstedt, 1842
Parasyrphus punctulatus Verrall, 1873
Pelidnoptera fuscipennis Meigen, 1830
Pherbellia dubia Fallen, 1820
Pherbellia scutellaris von Roser, 1840
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus ciliger (Loew, 1856)⇒ Platycheirus manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus agilis Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus candicans Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus cothurnatus Macquart, 1827
Platypalpus exilis Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus longicornis Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus longiseta Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus luteus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus nigritarsis Fallen, 1816
Platypalpus optivus Collin, 1926
Platypalpus pallidiventris Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus pallipes Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus parvicauda Collin, 1926
Platypalpus pectoralis Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus rapidus Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus tonsus Collin, 1961
Platypalpus verralli Collin, 1926
Rhagio lineola Fabricius, 1794Small Fleck-winged Snipe Fly
Rhagio scolopaceus Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) albohirta Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) longipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Amydroneura) erythrophthalma Meigen, 1830
Rhamphomyia (Amydroneura) gibba Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) flava Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) micropyga Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) spinipes Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) tibialis Meigen, 1822
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Sargus bipunctatus Scopoli, 1763Twin-spot centurion
Sciapus platypterus Fabricius, 1805
Sepsis cynipsea Linnaeus, 1758
Siphona (Siphona) geniculata De Geer, 1776
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Tachydromia luteicornis (Waltl, 1837)⇒ Platypalpus luteicornis Meigen, 1838
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) hyalipennis von Roser, 1840
Tetanura pallidiventris Fallen, 1820
Thereva nobilitata Fabricius, 1775Common stiletto
Triarthria setipennis Fallen, 1810
Trichina clavipes Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Trichina flavipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Trichinomyia flavipes Meigen, 1830
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xylophagus ater Meigen, 1804Common awl-fly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota lenta (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Brachypalpoides lentus Meigen, 1822

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Chirk Castle
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
25
78
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
9
31
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Brachycera (Macquart 1834)
Brachycera (Macquart 1834)


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