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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
152
469
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
469
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
438
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
383
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
46
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
19
30
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fayette County (Alabama)
19 Families width 26 Species
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae (Rondani, 1856)Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fayette County (Alabama)
30 Genera with 26 Species
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Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1855Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Delphinia Robineau-Des..., 17811SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1862Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Euthycera Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1776Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitimyia James, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1863Eye Gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1840Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Strauzia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fayette County (Alabama)
26 Species
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Delphinia picta Fabricius, 1781Common Picture-Winged Fly
Drosophila tripunctata (Loew, 1862)⇒ Drosophila immigrans Sturtevant, 1921
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Euthycera arcuata Loew, 1859
Gasterophilus intestinalis De Geer, 1776Horse bot
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hoplitimyia constans Loew, 1872
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Liohippelates pallipes Loew, 1863
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840Common snipe fly
Rivellia steyskali Namba, 1956
Strauzia longipennis Wiedemann, 1830Peacock fly
Toxomerus boscii Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Fayette County (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
12
21
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
4
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