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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Leighton (Cheshire East, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
101
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
52
101
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
45
89
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
67
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leighton
3 Families width 14 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies12SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leighton
9 Genera with 14 Species
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leighton
14 Species
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Opomyza florum Fabricius, 1794Grass and cereal fly
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Urophora (Urophora) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Leighton
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
9
14
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