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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Erie (Monroe County, Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
231
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
231
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
85
219
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
71
197
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Erie (Monroe County Michigan)
5 Families width 6 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Erie (Monroe County Michigan)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1903Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Erie (Monroe County Michigan)
6 Species
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Notiphila olivacea Cresson, 1917
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Erie (Monroe County Michigan)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
2
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