Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Knox County (Tennessee, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 183
911
1341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 182
910
1340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 168
874
1286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 128
786
1177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 20
34
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 17
26
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Knox County (Tennessee)
17 Families width 27 Species | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Bristle Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810 | Awl-flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Knox County (Tennessee)
26 Genera with 27 Species #BCDEGHLMPRSTX
| Brachyopa Meigen, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerodontha Rondani, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysops Meigen, 1904 | Deer flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopus Latreille, 1893 | Long-legged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1758 | Rat-tailed maggots | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gaurax Loew, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823 | Gnat Ogres | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucopis Meigen, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limnia Robineau-Des..., 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lynchia Weyenbergh, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megaselia Rondani, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melanostoma Schiner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phytobia Lioy, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagio Fabricius, 1840 | Down-looker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhingia Scopoli, 1823 | Snouted Hoverflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophaga Meigen, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syritta Le Peletier ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanus Linnaeus, 1859 | Common horse flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachydromia Meigen, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1805 | Falsehorn Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophagus Meigen, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Knox County (Tennessee)
27 Species | Brachyopa diversa Johnson, 1917 | Greenland stitchwort | | Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823 | | | Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863 | Grass sheathminer | | Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875 | | | Chrysops pikei Whitney, 1904 | Hedge false bindweed | | Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Carolina vetch | | Dolichopus aurifacies Aldrich, 1893 | | | Empis tribulis Collin, 1933 | | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Drone Fly | | Gaurax tripus Sabrosky, 1951 | | | Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823 | | | Leucopis (Leucopis) argenticollis Zetterstedt, 1848 | Nuttall's linanthus | | Leucopis piniperda Malloch, 1921 | Paha | | Limnia ottawensis Melander, 1920 | Hoary alyssum | | Lynchia americana Leach, 1817 | | | Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phytobia amelanchieris Greene, 1917 | Amelanchier twig borer | | Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840 | Common snipe fly | | Rhingia nasica Say, 1823 | American Snout Fly | | Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823 | | | Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Yellow Dung-fly | | Strongylogaster multicincta Norton, 1862 | | | Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Hover Fly | | Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859 | | | Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995 | | | Temnostoma bombylans Fabricius, 1805 | | | Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Knox County (Tennessee)
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
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