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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Fochabers (Morayshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
88
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
88
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
39
85
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
80
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
26
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fochabers
6 Families width 14 Species
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973Athericid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fochabers
12 Genera with 14 Species
Atherix Meigen, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Botanophila Lioy, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1931Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichota Kowarz, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fochabers
14 Species
Atherix ibis Fabricus, 1798Yellow-legged water-snipefly
Botanophila striolata (Fallen, 1824)⇒ Botanophila fugax Meigen, 1826
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Eristalis abusivus (Collin, 1931)⇒ Eristalis abusiva Collin, 1931
Eutrichota anderssoni Hennig, 1972
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Fochabers
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
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