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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1302
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1302
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
254
1241
1841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1057
1596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
83
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
62
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mercer County (Ohio)
28 Families width 81 Species
#SADCTBOLMPREXUH
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies16SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae (Macquart, 1834)Flesh flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies25SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mercer County (Ohio)
62 Genera with 81 Species
#ABCDEFHILMOPRSTZ
Anasimyia Schiner, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Boettcheria Parker, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies15SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1775Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Euthycera Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hartigia Schiodte, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Leucotabanus Lutz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecothea Hendel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1840Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1916Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1851Buffalo Treehopper2SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1806Common horse flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1805Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercer County (Ohio)
81 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atomosia glabrata Say, 1823Indigobush
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Boettcheria cimbicis Townsend, 1892
Boettcheria latisterna Parker, 1914Stipulated cinquefoil
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops calvus Pechuman & T..., 1967
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops delicatulus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops shermani Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Cuterebra (Trypoderma) buccata Fabricius, 1775Rabbit Bot Fly
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euthycera arcuata Loew, 1859
Ferdinandea dives Osten Sacken, 1877
Hartigia trimaculata Say, 1824Rose Shoot Sawfly
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Hybomitra difficilis Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Leucotabanus annulatus Say, 1823
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Minettia magna Coquillett, 1898
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Myrmecothea myrmecoides Loew, 1860
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Peleteria (Oxydosphyria) aclista Reinhard, 1956Miniature lupine
Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971Austrian draba
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840Common snipe fly
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Rivellia quadrifasciata Macquart, 1835Soybean nodule fly
Sarcophaga bullata (Parker, 1916)⇒ Neobellieria bullata Parker, 1916
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Stictocephala bisonia Kopp & Yonke, 1977American Buffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala lutea Walker, 1851
Stonemyia rasa Loew, 1869Shaved Horse Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabanus superjumentarius Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Tabanus trimaculatus Beauvois, 1806Silkyleaf cinquefoil
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Temnostoma bombylans Fabricius, 1805
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly
Zeros flavipes Williston, 1896

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Mercer County (Ohio)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
16
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
36
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
5
25
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