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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
154
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
154
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
146
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
132
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monroe County (Tennessee)
4 Families width 5 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monroe County (Tennessee)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1912Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monroe County (Tennessee)
5 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Monroe County (Tennessee)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
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