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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
549
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
549
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
523
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
487
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
25
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
21
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Lansing
15 Families width 31 Species
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Lansing
21 Genera with 31 Species
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Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Coptera Say, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1830Fruit fly4SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Leptometopa Becker, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Melophagus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1824Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Lansing
31 Species
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Coptera sulcata Muesebeck, 1980
Drosophila (Dorsilopha) busckii (Cocquillett, 1901)⇒ Drosophila busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Drosophila (Drosophila) hydei Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Elachiptera erythropleura Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Gaurax maculipes Sabrosky, 1951
Hirtodrosophila alabamensis Sturtevant, 1918
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Leptometopa latipes Meigen, 1830
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Melophagus ovinus Linnaeus, 1758Sheep ked
Phora viridinota Brues, 1916
Platycheirus scamboides Curran, 1927
Rhagoletis cornivora Bush, 1966
Rhagoletis striatella Wulp, 1899
Rhagoletis suavis Loew, 1862Walnut Husk Maggot
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Tetanocera vicina Macquart, 1843American melonleaf
Thereva frontalis Say, 1824
Xylomya americana Wiedemann, 1821
Xylomya simillima Steyskal, 1947Point Reyes ceanothus
Xylomya tenthredinoides Wulp, 1867
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in East Lansing
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
14
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
2
4
Family
Genera
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