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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Phoenix (Baltimore County, Maryland, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
73
187
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
73
187
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
69
179
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
156
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Phoenix (Baltimore County)
5 Families width 15 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies8SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Phoenix (Baltimore County)
15 Genera with 15 Species
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1849Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Metatrichia Coquillett, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Phoenix (Baltimore County)
15 Species
Chalcosyrphus anthreas Walker, 1849
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Metatrichia bulbosa Osten Sacken, 1877
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Phoenix (Baltimore County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
9
9
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