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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Menard County (Central Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
179
782
1083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
179
782
1083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
736
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
644
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Menard County (Illinois)
11 Families width 20 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Menard County (Illinois)
20 Genera with 20 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1913Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Siphona Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Menard County (Illinois)
20 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Callicera erratica Walker, 1849
Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820Dung fly
Dryomyza anilis Fallen, 1820Marsh Fly
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Siphona (Siphona) geniculata De Geer, 1776
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
14
14
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