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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Clay County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
249
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
249
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
115
234
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
178
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
22
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
18
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clay County (West Virginia)
16 Families width 13 Species
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clay County (West Virginia)
18 Genera with 13 Species
Allognosta Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1848Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Genea Vittad., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Goniops Aldrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Laglaizia Bigot, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mumetopia Melander, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clay County (West Virginia)
13 Species
Allognosta fuscitarsis Say, 1823
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Eutreta (Eutreta) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855
Genea (Genea) texensis Townsend, 1916
Goniops chrysocoma Osten Sacken, 1875
Laglaizia stylops Enderlein, 1924
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Mumetopia occipitalis Melander, 1913Goldentuft
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Suillia quinquepunctata Say, 1823

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Clay County (West Virginia)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
12
13
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
2
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