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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Orono (Penobscot County, Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
384
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
384
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
356
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
319
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
25
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orono (Penobscot County)
10 Families width 16 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orono (Penobscot County)
15 Genera with 16 Species
Aleucosia Edwards, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cephenemyia Latreille, 1818
Deer Bot Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1864Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coptera Say, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Earomyia Zetterstedt, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Strauzia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1978Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1887Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orono (Penobscot County)
16 Species
Aleucosia hemiteles Schiner, 1868
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864Northern Wasp Fly
Coptera pomonellae Muesebeck, 1980
Earomyia aterrima Malloch, 1920
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) canadensis Loew, 1873Currant and gooseberry maggot
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Rhagoletis fausta Osten Sacken, 1877Black cherry fruit fly
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Strauzia longipennis Wiedemann, 1830Peacock fly
Strongylogaster multicincta Norton, 1862
Strongylogaster tacita Norton, 1860
Tabanus minusculus (Datta & Das, 1978)⇒ Dasybasis constans Walker, 1848
Temnostoma venustum Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Orono (Penobscot County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
11
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
2
2
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