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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
484
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
139
484
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
132
472
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
102
404
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Montgomery County (Tennessee)
10 Families width 17 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Montgomery County (Tennessee)
16 Genera with 17 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1992Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rachicerus Walker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Thelairodoria Townsend, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montgomery County (Tennessee)
17 Species
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops delicatulus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Rachicerus nitidus Johnson, 1903
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Suillia quinquepunctata Say, 1823
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Thelairodoria setinervis Coquillett, 1910
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Montgomery County (Tennessee)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
13
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
2
4
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