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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
140
458
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
140
458
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
414
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
351
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Milwaukee County
11 Families width 17 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies7SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Milwaukee County
14 Genera with 17 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots4SpeciesTaxom
Euhalidaya Walton, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Milwaukee County
17 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euhalidaya genalis Coquillett, 1897
Notiphila poliosoma Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Pherbellia vitalis Cresson, 1920
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Xylomya tenthredinoides Wulp, 1867

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Milwaukee County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
9
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
2
2
Families
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