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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
173
684
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
173
684
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
158
648
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
129
594
914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
27
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
18
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clinton County (Michigan)
14 Families width 24 Species
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies8SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae (Rondani, 1856)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clinton County (Michigan)
18 Genera with 24 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1828Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1901Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Leptometopa Becker, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myiopharus Brauer & Ber..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies6SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1824Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clinton County (Michigan)
24 Species
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Drosophila (Dorsilopha) busckii (Cocquillett, 1901)⇒ Drosophila busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Gaurax maculipes Sabrosky, 1951
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Leptometopa halteralis Coquillett, 1900
Lytogaster gravida Loew, 1863Shore fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Myiopharus levis Aldrich & We..., 1924
Mythicomyia intermedia Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Phytoliriomyza clara Melander, 1913
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Poecilanthrax hyalinipennis Painter & Hall, 1960Cream avens
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Thereva frontalis Say, 1824
Xylomya tenthredinoides Wulp, 1867

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Clinton County (Michigan)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
8
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