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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Oak (Baldwin County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
95
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
95
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
53
95
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
80
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oak (Alabama)
8 Families width 8 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886Wormlion1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oak (Alabama)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1848Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1840Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Vermipardus Stuckenberg, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oak (Alabama)
8 Species
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781House fly
Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840Common snipe fly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Vermipardus sathon Stuckenberg, 1995

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Oak (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
5
4
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

InfraorderVermileonomorpha
Griffiths, 1994
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