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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
156
590
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
156
590
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
546
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
458
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Muscatine County
9 Families width 14 Species
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Muscatine County
14 Genera with 14 Species
Acrocera Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Phasia Robineau-Des..., 17941SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Seioptera Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Muscatine County
14 Species
Acrocera fasciata Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Limnia ottawensis Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Phasia (Phasia) hemiptera Fabricius, 1794
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Seioptera vibrans Linnaeus, 1758Dark-Tipped Wingwaver
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Muscatine County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
8
9
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