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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Geneva (Switzerland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
180
835
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
180
835
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
806
1258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
691
1123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
32
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Geneva
16 Families width 24 Species
Anthomyiidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Geneva
23 Genera with 24 Species
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Anthomyia Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Boettcheria Parker, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1941Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1775Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coptera Say, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyia Meigen, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1860Common Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyza Fallen, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Winthemia Robineau-Des..., 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Geneva
24 Species
Anthomyia liturata (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Delia florilega Zetterstedt, 1845
Boettcheria cimbicis Townsend, 1892
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Coenosia tigrina Fabricius, 1775
Coptera cingulatae Muesebeck, 1980
Cylindromyia (Cylindromyia) bicolor (Olivier, 1812)⇒ Cylindromyia bigoti Cantrell, 1984
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Ptilocera melecta (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Sarcophaga (Helicophagella) crassimargo Pandelle, 1896
Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) filia Camillo Rónd..., 1860
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sciomyza varia (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Pteromicra varia Coquillett, 1904
Suillia affinis Meigen, 1830
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Volucella inflata Fabricius, 1794
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Winthemia quadripustulata Fabricius, 1794Red-tailed tachina

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Geneva
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
16
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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