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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Nelson (Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
140
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
140
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
131
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
116
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
14
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nelson (Mecklenburg County Virginia)
7 Families width 7 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nelson (Mecklenburg County Virginia)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1838Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1823
Fruit fly0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson (Mecklenburg County Virginia)
7 Species
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Nelson (Mecklenburg County Virginia)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
5
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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