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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
8
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
8
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
8
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
8
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
3
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Matanuska-Susitna Borough
3 Families width 8 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matanuska-Susitna Borough
4 Genera with 8 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1850Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 19242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matanuska-Susitna Borough
8 Species
Chrysops (Chrysops) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra hearlei Philip, 1936
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) silvatica Meigen, 1830Poorfen Buff Snailkiller
Tetanocera brevisetosa Frey, 1924

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
5
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