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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
118
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
118
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
112
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
87
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florida (Berkshire County)
6 Families width 8 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Florida (Berkshire County)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1771Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida (Berkshire County)
8 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Pyrgota valida Harris, 1841
Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932Blueberry maggot
Tabanus americanus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Florida (Berkshire County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
4
4
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