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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Lake Superior (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
593
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
593
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
143
558
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
528
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lake Superior
10 Families width 13 Species
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake Superior
12 Genera with 13 Species
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Cryptomeigenia Brauer & von..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Robineau-Des..., 04SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Seioptera Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spiriverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1864Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therioplectes Verrall, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Superior
13 Species
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Erigone atra Brauer, 1898Post Dwarf Weaver
Erigone calcarata
Erigone famulatoria
Erigone marxii
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Seioptera vibrans Linnaeus, 1758Dark-Tipped Wingwaver
Spiriverpa albiceps Loew, 1869
Stratiomys badia (Walker, 1849)⇒ Stratiomys badius Walker, 1849
Stratiomys lativentris Loew, 1866
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864Wasp-Like Falsehorn

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Lake Superior
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
0
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