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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Portland (Jay County, Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
200
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
200
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
191
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
171
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portland (Jay County)
7 Families width 10 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae (Hendel, 1910)Aphid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portland (Jay County)
10 Genera with 10 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyia Meigen, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portland (Jay County)
10 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Chamaemyia herbarum Robineau-Des..., 1830
Chamaemyia juncorum (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Chamaemyia polystigma Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eurosta solidaginis Fitch, 1855Goldenrod gall fly
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Peleteria (Oxydosphyria) iterans Walker, 1849Repetitive Tachinid Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Portland (Jay County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
0
Family
Genus
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