AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Lexington (Fayette County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
288
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
288
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
280
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
248
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lexington (Kentucky)
9 Families width 10 Species
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lexington (Kentucky)
10 Genera with 10 Species
Allognosta Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hemyda Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitimyia James, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lexington (Kentucky)
10 Species
Allognosta fuscitarsis Say, 1823
Campsicnemus dicondylus Hardy & Kohn, 1964Aridland peperomia
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemyda aurata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Hoplitimyia constans Loew, 1872
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lynchia americana Leach, 1817
Rhagoletis suavis Loew, 1862Walnut Husk Maggot
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Lexington (Kentucky)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
2
2
Family
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