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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
459
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
135
459
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
121
428
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
375
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
19
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
15
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jefferson County (Illinois)
10 Families width 12 Species
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jefferson County (Illinois)
15 Genera with 12 Species
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1850Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Dyctia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Eucelatoria Townsend, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jefferson County (Illinois)
12 Species
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Eucelatoria heliothis Sabrosky, 1981
Exoprosopa decora Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Minettia (Minettia) lupulina Fabricius, 1787
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scathophaga curtipilata Feng, 2002
Systoechus vulgaris Loew, 1863Copper mallow

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Jefferson County (Illinois)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
10
8
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