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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Pittsburgh (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
242
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
82
242
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
225
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
65
215
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pittsburgh
7 Families width 9 Species
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pittsburgh
8 Genera with 9 Species
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Hypocera Lioy, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pittsburgh
9 Species
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Hypocera ehrmanni Aldrich, 1903
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Xylomya aterrima Johnson, 1903
Xylomya simillima Steyskal, 1947Point Reyes ceanothus
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Pittsburgh
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

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