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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Island (McLean County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
257
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
257
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
245
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
92
217
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
23
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
17
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Island (McLean County Kentucky)
10 Families width 10 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Island (McLean County Kentucky)
17 Genera with 10 Species
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1903Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1830Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Oecothea Curtis, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1840Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Island (McLean County Kentucky)
10 Species
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Ferdinandea buccata Loew, 1863
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Physocephala tibialis Say, 1829Common Eastern Physocephala
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840Common snipe fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Island (McLean County Kentucky)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
12
6
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