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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Nikiski (Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
149
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
149
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
144
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
135
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
27
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
23
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nikiski
15 Families width 6 Species
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies0SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nikiski
23 Genera with 6 Species
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Amobia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1861
Grasshopper Flesh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Carcelia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1925
Leafwalkers0SpeciesTaxom
Chetogena Brauer & von..., 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Houghia Coquillett, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Japanagromyza Sasakawa, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Micropeza Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenotabanus Lutz, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nikiski
6 Species
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Cyrtopogon dasyllis Williston, 1893
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Nikiski
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
9
15
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
2
0
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
0
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