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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
345
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
345
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
324
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
273
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madison County (Kentucky)
6 Families width 12 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madison County (Kentucky)
11 Genera with 12 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1864Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madison County (Kentucky)
12 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864Northern Wasp Fly
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Pyrgota maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Madison County (Kentucky)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
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