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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
103
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
52
103
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
99
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
92
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Halfway (Fauquier County)
6 Families width 10 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Halfway (Fauquier County)
10 Genera with 10 Species
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Odinia Robineau-Des..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Halfway (Fauquier County)
10 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Lasiopogon tetragrammus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Odinia boletina Zetterstedt, 1848
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Halfway (Fauquier County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
7
7
Families
Genera
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