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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
124
408
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
124
408
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
113
384
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
340
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Flathead County
12 Families width 27 Species
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies7SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies6SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Flathead County
23 Genera with 27 Species
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Allopiophila Hendel, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Caricea Robineau-Des..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Pteromicra Lioy, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18492SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Flathead County
27 Species
Allopiophila xanthopoda Melander & S..., 1917
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Caricea tinctinervis Malloch, 1935
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Chlorops obscuricornis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Limnia fitchi Steyskal, 1978Parry's ceanothus
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Platypalpus aequicornis (Melander, 1927)⇒ Platypalpus inops Melander, 1902
Platypalpus decolor Melander, 1928
Platypalpus gesticulor Melander, 1928
Platypalpus glacialis Melander, 1928
Platypalpus vulnificus Melander, 1928
Pteromicra pectorosa Hendel, 1902
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatella picea Walker, 1849
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) ferruginea Fallen, 1820
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) fuscinervis Zetterstedt, 1838
Trichopsomyia similis Curran, 1924

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Flathead County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
5
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
9
18
18
Families
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