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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
41
122
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
41
122
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
38
114
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
35
104
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gloucester County (Virginia)
4 Families width 7 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gloucester County (Virginia)
5 Genera with 7 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gloucester County (Virginia)
7 Species
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Neomochtherus auricomus Hine, 1909

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Gloucester County (Virginia)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
3
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