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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region North Isles (Shetland Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
119
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
52
119
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
116
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
111
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
23
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Isles
8 Families width 18 Species
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Isles
14 Genera with 18 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1922Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyza Fallen, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ilione Haliday, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Isles
18 Species
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora uralensis Villeneuve, 1922Seabird Bluebottle
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Heleomyza (Heleomyza) borealis Boheman, 1865
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hydrotaea irritans Fallen, 1823Headfly
Ilione (Knutsonia) albiseta Scopoli, 1763
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) angelicastri Hering, 1932
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) morio (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia albosegmentata Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Scathophaga calida Haliday, 1832
Scathophaga litorea Fallen, 1819
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in North Isles
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
12
15
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