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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Middle Miocene (Miocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
185
683
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
683
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
646
1347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
459
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
61
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
19
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middle Miocene
13 Families width 33 Species
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pallopteridae (Loew, 1862)Flutter flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middle Miocene
19 Genera with 33 Species
Adipterites Townsend, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Agromyza Fallen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1969Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Chetostoma Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyza Fallen, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1925Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Heptatoma Meigen, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Myoleja Rondani, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Odinia Robineau-Des..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Palloptera Fallen, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18494SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1871Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psilites Heer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18654SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middle Miocene
33 Species
Adipterites obovatus O. Heer, 1865
Agromyza protogaea Heer, 1849
Anthomyia atavina O. Heer, 1849
Anthomyia latipennis (O. Heer, 1849)⇒ Chirosia latipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Anthomyia morio Heer, 1849
Anthrax dentoni S. E. Lewis, 1969
Asilus angustialius J. F. Zhang, 1989
Asilus antiquus Heer, 1849
Asilus bicolor Olivier, 1789
Asilus brunneitibius Zhang, 1989
Asilus deperditus Heer, 1849
Chetostoma antiqua Heer, 1849
Cordilura vetusta Heer, 1849
Dryomyza shanwangensis Zhang, 1989
Eristalis miocaenicus Stackelberg, 1925
Helophilus (Helophilus) nothobombus U. Kotthoff, 2005
Heptatoma oeningensis Heer, 1865
Leptogaster hellii Unger, 1841
Myoleja clotho Korneyev, 1982
Odinia boletina Zetterstedt, 1848
Palloptera hypolithica J. F. Zhang, 1989
Palloptera umbellatarum (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Palloptera modesta Meigen, 1830
Platycheirus freyeri Heer, 1849
Platycheirus geminatus Heer, 1849
Platycheirus haidingeri O. Heer, 1849
Platycheirus infumatus Heer, 1849
Promachus paucinervis Zhang & Sun ..., 1994
Promachus rapax Gerstaecker, 1871
Psilites bella O. Heer, 1849
Syrphus bremii O. Heer, 1865
Syrphus haidingeri Heer, 1849
Syrphus infumatus (O. Heer, 1849)⇒ Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Syrphus schellenbergi Heer, 1865

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Middle Miocene
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
4
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
14
23
Families
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