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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Nantucket (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
141
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
52
141
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
137
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
128
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nantucket
7 Families width 12 Species
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies6SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nantucket
13 Genera with 12 Species
Agromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Chromatomyia Hardy, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1981Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Nemorimyza Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Neoscinella Sabrosky, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1775Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tripanurga Brauer & Ber..., 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nantucket
12 Species
Calycomyza solidaginis Kaltenbach, 1869
Cerodontha (Butomomyza) angulata Loew, 1869
Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Hardy, 1849)⇒ Phytomyza syngenesiae Hardy, 1849
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Geron arenicola Painter, 1932
Homoneura melanderi Johnson, 1914
Liriomyza eupatorii Kaltenbach, 1874
Nemorimyza posticata Meigen, 1830
Neoscinella lugubria Sabrosky, 1940
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) astotinensis Griffiths, 1976Royal fringedfern
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tripanurga importuna Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Nantucket
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
11
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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