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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
103
260
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
103
260
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
95
244
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
71
203
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
18
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clarke County (Alabama)
6 Families width 8 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clarke County (Alabama)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Psellidotus Rondani, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1828Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clarke County (Alabama)
8 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Tabanus gracilis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Triorla interrupta Macquart, 1834
Xylota (Ameroxylota) ejuncida Say, 1824

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Clarke County (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
0
Family
Genus
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