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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
492
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
492
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
158
465
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
396
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
44
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
17
38
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lehigh County
17 Families width 34 Species
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae (Czerny, 1903)Anthomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies9SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lehigh County
38 Genera with 34 Species
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Anthomyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyza Boisduval, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Biorbitella Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1941Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Lispocephala Pokorny, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
Beet leafminer0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1824Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scoliocentra Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lehigh County
34 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Brachyopa daeckei Johnson, 1917Greenland stitchwort
Brachyopa vacua Osten Sacken, 1875
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Dialysis fasciventris Loew, 1874
Dialysis rufithorax Say, 1823
Liriomyza brassicae Riley, 1885Cabbage leaf miner
Liriomyza strigata Meigen, 1830
Liriomyza trifolii Burgess, 1880American serpentine leaf miner
Lispocephala parydra Hardy, 1981
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa Wiedemann, 1824Flesh fly
Sargus viridis Say, 1823
Scoliocentra sackeni Garrett, 1925
Solva crepuscula Hull, 1944Pungent oak
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Stomoxys dacnusa (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758
Suillia quinquepunctata Say, 1823
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Lehigh County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
4
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
30
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
2
3
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