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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
161
532
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
161
532
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
146
488
603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
416
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
26
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Harrison County (West Virginia)
13 Families width 35 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies14SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Harrison County (West Virginia)
26 Genera with 35 Species
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Burmophora Beyer, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Caloparyphus James, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1830Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies9SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Hartigia Schiodte, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Senotainia Macquart, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Harrison County (West Virginia)
35 Species
Caloparyphus amplus Coquillett, 1902
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) chalybeus Wiedemann, 1830Violet Leafwalker
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops shermani Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Dialysis dispar Bigot, 1879
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hartigia trimaculata Say, 1824Rose Shoot Sawfly
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Hybomitra difficilis Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Minettia (Minettia) lupulina Fabricius, 1787
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Senotainia litoralis Allen, 1924
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Harrison County (West Virginia)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
14
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
4
15
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