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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
500
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
500
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
129
460
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
376
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Davis County (Iowa)
7 Families width 10 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Davis County (Iowa)
10 Genera with 10 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Davis County (Iowa)
10 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Eutreta (Eutreta) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Phaonia apicata Johannsen, 1916Baby sun-rose
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tetanocera iowensis Steyskal, 1938Pinemat
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Davis County (Iowa)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
7
7
Families
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