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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
223
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
223
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
210
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
183
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Independence (Grayson County Virginia)
5 Families width 9 Species
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Independence (Grayson County Virginia)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Goniops Aldrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Independence (Grayson County Virginia)
9 Species
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Goniops chrysocoma Osten Sacken, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Independence (Grayson County Virginia)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
2
Family
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