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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
309
1684
2472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
308
1682
2470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1628
2366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
222
1422
2102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
131
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
108
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lawrence County (Pennsylvania)
38 Families width 123 Species
#SHPATBCXMDELORU
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies23SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies19SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies4SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies6SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lawrence County (Pennsylvania)
108 Genera with 123 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTVX
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Amoebaleria Garrett, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1912Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Bombomima Enderlein, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliomyia Brauer and B..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Caenophthalmus Krober, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers3SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies11SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1967Fruit fly6SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Epalpus Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Epichlorops Becker, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Euthycera Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Helicobia Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18661SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lispocephala Pokorny, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Macrorchis Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Melieria Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1812Green Soldier Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
Beet leafminer0SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18232SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Rainieria Rondani, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1823Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Sapromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Schoenomyza Haliday, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1856Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1806Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1805Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trypetoptera Hendel, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lawrence County (Pennsylvania)
123 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Amoebaleria helvola Loew, 1862
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Atomosia glabrata Say, 1823Indigobush
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Blera confusa Johnson, 1913Confusing Wood Fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Caenophthalmus bellus Krober, 1931
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallifer Bigot, 1884
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Chlorops melanocerus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops calvus Pechuman & T..., 1967
Chrysops delicatulus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dialysis rufithorax Say, 1823
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Diplonevra nitidifrons Brues, 1904
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila falleni Wheeler, 1960
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Drosophila quinaria Reinhard, 1967Scarlet globemallow
Elmohardyia atlantica Hough, 1899
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Epichlorops exilis Coquillett, 1898
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Euthycera arcuata Loew, 1859
Helicobia rapax Walker, 1849
Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Hybomitra difficilis Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Hydrotaea tuberculata Rondani, 1866
Lepidophora lutea Painter, 1962Hunchback Bee Fly
Liriomyza strigata Meigen, 1830
Lispe albitarsis Stein, 1898
Lispocephala parydra Hardy, 1981
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Lynchia americana Leach, 1817
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Macrorchis ausoba Walker, 1849
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melanagromyza diantherae Malloch, 1921
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Notiphila carinata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Odontomyia interrupta (Olivier, 1812)⇒ Oplodontha viridula Fabricius, 1775
Opomyza petrei Mesnil, 1934
Parydra quadrituberculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Parydra unituberculata Loew, 1878
Pherbellia nana Fallen, 1820
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Rainieria antennaepes Say, 1823
Rhagio punctipennis Say, 1823Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Rivellia variabilis Loew, 1873Emory's desertmallow
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scathophaga suillia Fabricius, 1794
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Scenopinus glabrifrons Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Schoenomyza dorsalis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Sepedon tenuicornis Cresson, 1920
Sepsis biflexuosa Strobl, 1893Black scavenger fly
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Stictocephala taurina Fitch, 1856
Stonemyia rasa Loew, 1869Shaved Horse Fly
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus trimaculatus Beauvois, 1806Silkyleaf cinquefoil
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Temnostoma bombylans Fabricius, 1805
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Trypetoptera canadensis Macquart, 1843
Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Lawrence County (Pennsylvania)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
24
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
69
73
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
8
23
Families
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