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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Heron Bay (Mobile County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
120
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
120
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
119
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
55
110
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
31
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
19
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Heron Bay (Alabama)
13 Families width 14 Species
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Heron Bay (Alabama)
19 Genera with 14 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1838Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dyctia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichota Kowarz, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Mumetopia Melander, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849
Waltzing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1840Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heron Bay (Alabama)
14 Species
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eutrichota lipsia Walker, 1849
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Mumetopia occipitalis Melander, 1913Goldentuft
Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840Common snipe fly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Heron Bay (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
16
11
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