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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Northern Orkney Islands (Orkney Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
74
147
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
74
147
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
133
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
109
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
34
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Orkney Islands
10 Families width 22 Species
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies5SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coelopidae (Hendel, 1910)Kelp Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Orkney Islands
18 Genera with 22 Species
Bellardia Robineau-Des..., 1849Lineseed1SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1922Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Coelopa Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myospila Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Onesia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1838Beet leafminer1SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Orkney Islands
22 Species
Bellardia pandia Walker, 1849Bisetose Emerald-bottle
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora uralensis Villeneuve, 1922Seabird Bluebottle
Coelopa (Fucomyia) frigida (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Coelopa pilipes Haliday, 1838
Cynomya mortuorum Linnaeus, 1761Bluebottle blow fly
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hybomitra bimaculata Macquart, 1826Hairy-legged horsefly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Myospila meditabunda Fabricius, 1781Muscoid Fly
Onesia viarum (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Bellardia viarum Robineau-Des..., 1830
Pegomya haemorrhoum Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Northern Orkney Islands
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
13
16
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