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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
821
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
821
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
797
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
128
666
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
36
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Escambia County (Florida)
11 Families width 20 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Escambia County (Florida)
20 Genera with 20 Species
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Belvosia Robineau-Des..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Cirrula Cresson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Leucostoma Meigen, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Ormia Robineau-Des..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Poecilognathus Jaennicke, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1847Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1828Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Escambia County (Florida)
20 Species
Beameromyia chrysops Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Belvosia townsendi Aldrich, 1928
Cirrula austrina Coquillett, 1900
Coniceromyia pilipleura Borgmeier, 1962
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Leucostoma acirostre Reinhard, 1956Miniature lupine
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Machimus blantoni Bromley, 1940
Ormia ochracea Bigot, 1889Primitive wingless insects
Phaonia texensis Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Poecilognathus sulphurea Loew, 1863
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Scenopinus gossypius Kelsey, 1969American nailwort
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Tabanus melanocerus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Escambia County (Florida)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
10
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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