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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Georgetown (Weston, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
140
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
140
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
138
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
125
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Georgetown (Fairfield County Connecticut)
7 Families width 6 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Georgetown (Fairfield County Connecticut)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1848Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Georgetown (Fairfield County Connecticut)
6 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Xylomya pallidifemur Malloch, 1917

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Georgetown (Fairfield County Connecticut)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
2
2
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