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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
203
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
203
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
195
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
175
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
6 Families width 11 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
10 Genera with 11 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Archytas Jaennicke, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Holcoptera Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Leucopis Meigen, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
11 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Archytas (Archytas) apicifer Walker, 1849
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eurosta solidaginis Fitch, 1855Goldenrod gall fly
Holcoptera giebeli A. Handlirsch, 1906
Leucopis (Leucopis) argenticollis Zetterstedt, 1848Nuttall's linanthus
Leucopis piniperda Malloch, 1921Paha
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Peleteria (Oxydosphyria) iterans Walker, 1849Repetitive Tachinid Fly
Urophora (Urophora) quadrifasciata Meigen, 1826Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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