Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Pleasant (Preston County, West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 95
243
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 95
243
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 95
243
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 83
224
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 18
28
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 15
23
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Pleasant (Preston County)
15 Families width 19 Species | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Bristle Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Pleasant (Preston County)
23 Genera with 19 Species #ABCEGHLMPRT
| Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823 | Stripetails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachypalpus Macquart, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cerodontha Rondani, 1861 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chymomyza Czerny, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsobata Czerny, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epalpus Rondani, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Genea Vittad., 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heringia Rondani, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hystricia Macquart, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lonchaea Fallen, 1820 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810 | Grass fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Machimus Loew, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliscaeva Frey, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopia Meigen, 1810 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minettia Robineau-Des..., 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Paramyia Williston, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Phora Latreille, 1796 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platystoma Meigen, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagio Fabricius, 1840 | Down-looker | 2 | Species | Taxom | Tetanocera Latreille, 1804 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulogaster Cockerell, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxomerus Macquart, 1822 | Calligrapher Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pleasant (Preston County)
19 Species | Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823 | Common Oblique Syrphid | | Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849 | Eastern Catkin Fly | | Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862 | | | Compsobata univitta Walker, 1849 | | | Epalpus signifer Walker, 1849 | Early Tachinid Fly | | Genea (Genea) texensis Townsend, 1916 | | | Heringia salax Loew, 1866 | | | Hystricia abrupta Wiedemann, 1830 | Bee-Like Tachinid Fly | | Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810 | Small Grass Fly | | Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849 | | | Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843 | American Thintail Fly | | Metopia campestris Fallen, 1810 | | | Minettia (Minettia) lupulina Fabricius, 1787 | | | Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913 | | | Rhagio gracilis Johnson, 1912 | | | Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840 | Common snipe fly | | Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828 | | | Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823 | Eastern Calligrapher | | Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822 | Margined Calligrapher |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Pleasant (Preston County)
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
Links, sources and further information Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
Brachycera at marinespecies.org
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