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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Lochinver (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
139
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
60
139
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
125
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
118
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
22
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lochinver
12 Families width 20 Species
Agromyzidae (Fallen, 1823)Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lochinver
18 Genera with 20 Species
Agromyza Fallen, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1820Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1823Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Exorista Meigen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hylemya Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Hypoderma Latreille, 1858Bomb flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lordiphosa Basden, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Parallelomma Becker, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1820Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lochinver
20 Species
Agromyza idaeiana Hardy, 1853
Agromyza potentillae (Kaltenbach, 1864)⇒ Agromyza idaeiana Hardy, 1853
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Drosophila (Sophophora) fenestrarum (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Lordiphosa fenestrarum Fallen, 1823
Exorista (Exorista) fasciata (Fallen, 1820)⇒ Exorista cephalopalpis Chao, 1964
Hybomitra montana Meigen, 1820Slender-horned horsefly
Hybomitra muehlfeldi Brauer, 1880Broadland horsefly
Hydrotaea irritans Fallen, 1823Headfly
Hylemya nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Hypoderma diana Brauer, 1858Deer warble fly
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Lordiphosa fenestrarum Fallen, 1823
Parallelomma vittata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Parallelomma vittatum Meigen, 1826
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) ilicis (Curtis, 1846)⇒ Phytomyza ilicicola Loew, 1872
Platypalpus verralli Collin, 1926
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823Imported cabbage leaf miner
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820Plain-eyed grey horsefly
Themira putris Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Lochinver
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
9
13
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
4
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