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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
248
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
248
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
84
240
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
211
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
17
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Phoenix (Cook County Illinois)
5 Families width 13 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Phoenix (Cook County Illinois)
14 Genera with 13 Species
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Phoenix (Cook County Illinois)
13 Species
Chrysanthrax edititius Say, 1829
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
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 (Cook County Illinois)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
9
8
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