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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Down (Northern Ireland, Ireland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
56
155
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
56
155
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
149
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
47
139
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
25
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Down
5 Families width 15 Species
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies3SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Down
14 Genera with 15 Species
Beris Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Myopa Fabricius, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Sicus Scopoli, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Stegana Meigen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Thecophora Rondani, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Down
15 Species
Beris chalybata Forster, 1771Murky-legged black legionnaire
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Conops (Conops) quadrifasciatus De Geer, 1776
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Morellia (Morellia) hortorum Fallen, 1817
Myopa testacea Linnaeus, 1767
Sicus ferrugineus Scopoli, 1763
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Stegana (Steganina) similis Lastovka & Maca, 1982
Thecophora atra Fabricius, 1775
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Down
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
11
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
3
3
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