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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
732
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
732
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
182
707
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
625
796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
62
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
22
38
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nassau County (Florida)
22 Families width 30 Species
#SBAOTDCHPMEX
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies3SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nassau County (Florida)
38 Genera with 30 Species
#ABCDEHLMNPRSTZ
Angiometopa Brauer & Ber..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsis Loew, 1868
Banded-Wing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1794Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1818
Keds0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabuda Walker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Traginops Coquillett, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nassau County (Florida)
30 Species
Angiometopa ravinia Parker, 1916
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Ceraturgus nigripes Williston, 1886Skyblue clustervine
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) piger Fabricius, 1794Short-Haired Leafwalker
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Cylindromyia (Neocyptera) interrupta Meigen, 1824
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Eurosta comma (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Eurosta floridensis Foote, 1977
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanagromyza splendida Frick, 1953Leafminer fly
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Scatella (Scatella) obsoleta Loew, 1861
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabuda varia Walker, 1848
Taeniaptera trivittata Macquart, 1835Cretan bryony
Zeros flavipes Williston, 1896

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Nassau County (Florida)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
27
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
3
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