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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
324
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
322
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
133
247
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
54
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middle Pennsylvanian
7 Families width 7 Species
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eremochaetidae Ussatchov, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973Athericid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middle Pennsylvanian
7 Genera with 7 Species
Asyncritus Handlirsch, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Distasis Handlirsch, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Drybrookia Bolton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Eopanorpella Schmidt, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Litoneura Scudder, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Palaiotaptus Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Schuchertiella Handlirsch, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middle Pennsylvanian
7 Species
Asyncritus reticulatus A. Handlirsch, 1911
Distasis rhipiphora A. Handlirsch, 1904
Drybrookia cubitalis H. Bolton, 1924
Eopanorpella ernsti W. Schmidt, 1962
Litoneura anthracophila F. Goldenberg, 1854
Palaiotaptus mazonus A. Handlirsch, 1906
Schuchertiella gracilis A. Handlirsch, 1911

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Middle Pennsylvanian
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEremochaetidae
Ussatchov, 1968
1
1
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