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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
264
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
264
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
102
245
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
201
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elmore County (Alabama)
11 Families width 17 Species
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elmore County (Alabama)
16 Genera with 17 Species
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elmore County (Alabama)
17 Species
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Dictya pictipes Loew, 1859
Drosophila (Drosophila) immigrans Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Leptopsilopa atrimana Loew, 1878
Limnia conica Steyskal, 1978Parry's ceanothus
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Rivellia steyskali Namba, 1956
Sepedon tenuicornis Cresson, 1920
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Taeniaptera trivittata Macquart, 1835Cretan bryony

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Elmore County (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
12
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
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