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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Cromarty (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
306
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
306
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
305
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
281
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
57
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
31
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cromarty
12 Families width 41 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies24SpeciesTaxom
Coelopidae (Hendel, 1910)Kelp Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809)Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cromarty
31 Genera with 41 Species
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Acidia Robineau-Des..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Acrosathe Irwin & Lyne..., 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyia Meigen, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1822Blacklets3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Coelopa Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1763Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Onesia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Orygma Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Piezura Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18222SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1940Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xyphosia Robineau-Des..., 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cromarty
41 Species
Acidia cognata Wiedemann, 1817
Chamaemyia flavipalpis Haliday, 1838
Chamaemyia herbarum Robineau-Des..., 1830
Cheilosia (Convocheila) antiqua Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) illustrata Harris, 1780
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Coelopa (Fucomyia) frigida (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Coelopa pilipes Haliday, 1838
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Mesembrina meridiana Linnaeus, 1758Noon fly
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Onesia vulgaris (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Bellardia vulgaris Robineau-Des..., 1830
Orygma luctuosum Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) ilicis (Curtis, 1846)⇒ Phytomyza ilicicola Loew, 1872
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) obscurella Fallen, 1823
Piezura pardalina Rondani, 1866
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Pollenia angustigena Wainwright, 1940Luckynut
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Rhagoletis alternata (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Rhagoletis basiola . Osten Sacken, 1877
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Sepsis cynipsea Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xyphosia miliaria Schrank, 1781

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Cromarty
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
9
28
39
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
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