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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Foster County (North Dakota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
247
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
246
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
229
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
217
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Foster County
8 Families width 14 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Foster County
13 Genera with 14 Species
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Foster County
14 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Physocephala marginata Say, 1823
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Urophora (Urophora) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Foster County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
9
10
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