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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
28
41
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
28
41
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
28
41
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
18
29
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
7
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
6
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Houston County (Tennessee)
5 Families width 4 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Houston County (Tennessee)
6 Genera with 4 Species
Epalpus Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1838Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houston County (Tennessee)
4 Species
Epalpus signifer Walker, 1849Early Tachinid Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Houston County (Tennessee)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
5
3
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