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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Fairfield (Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
158
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
158
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
154
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
138
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairfield (Adams County Pennsylvania)
5 Families width 14 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairfield (Adams County Pennsylvania)
9 Genera with 14 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1838Deer flies4SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1828Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfield (Adams County Pennsylvania)
14 Species
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Opomyza petrei Mesnil, 1934
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Fairfield (Adams County Pennsylvania)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
5
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