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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
575
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
575
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
541
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
469
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
31
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pike County (Alabama)
14 Families width 24 Species
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pike County (Alabama)
22 Genera with 24 Species
#ABCDEHLMPST
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichota Kowarz, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Sepedonea Steyskal, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pike County (Alabama)
24 Species
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Dictya pictipes Loew, 1859
Drosophila (Drosophila) immigrans Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Eutrichota lipsia Walker, 1849
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Leptopsilopa atrimana Loew, 1878
Limnia conica Steyskal, 1978Parry's ceanothus
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Sepedon tenuicornis Cresson, 1920
Sepedonea lagoa Steyskal, 1951
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Taeniaptera trivittata Macquart, 1835Cretan bryony
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Pike County (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
14
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
4
Family
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