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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
141
444
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
141
444
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
130
418
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
85
321
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
22
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
12
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macon County (Alabama)
7 Families width 10 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macon County (Alabama)
12 Genera with 10 Species
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hamatabanus Philip, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Psellidotus Rondani, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macon County (Alabama)
10 Species
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Hamatabanus carolinensis Macquart, 1838
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Holopogon archilestes Hull, 1960
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Macon County (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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