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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
692
959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
692
959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
670
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
591
807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morgan County (Alabama)
7 Families width 20 Species
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies8SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies7SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morgan County (Alabama)
16 Genera with 20 Species
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Merycomyia Hine, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1879Common horse flies5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morgan County (Alabama)
20 Species
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821Black raspberry
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus clausicellus Macquart, 1850
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Merycomyia whitneyi Johnson, 1904
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scenopinus glabrifrons Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus fuscifrons Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus sparus Whitney, 1879Bingham's false bindweed

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Morgan County (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
4
8
Family
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