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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Lexington (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
281
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
281
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
83
275
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
247
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lexington (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
8 Families width 10 Species
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lexington (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
10 Genera with 10 Species
Angiometopa Brauer & Ber..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hemyda Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Spiriverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1824Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lexington (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
10 Species
Angiometopa ravinia Parker, 1916
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemyda aurata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lynchia americana Leach, 1817
Rhagoletis suavis Loew, 1862Walnut Husk Maggot
Spiriverpa senex Walker, 1848
Thereva frontalis Say, 1824
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Lexington (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
7
7
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