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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
507
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
507
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
121
477
574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
92
410
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
13
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fluvanna County
4 Families width 7 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fluvanna County
8 Genera with 7 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1912Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fluvanna County
7 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Fluvanna County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
4
3
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