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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
856
1225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
856
1225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
166
811
1154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
711
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
37
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
25
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Poweshiek County
11 Families width 28 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies11SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Poweshiek County
25 Genera with 28 Species
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Blera Billberg, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dexiosoma Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots4SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ocytata Gistel, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Seioptera Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spaziphora Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1856Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triarthria Stephens, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Zophomyia Macquart, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Poweshiek County
28 Species
Blera badia Walker, 1849Common Wood Fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Dexiosoma canina (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dexiosoma caninum Fabricius, 1781
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ocytata pallipes Fallen, 1820Tachinid fly
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Peleteria (Oxydosphyria) iterans Walker, 1849Repetitive Tachinid Fly
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Seioptera vibrans Linnaeus, 1758Dark-Tipped Wingwaver
Spaziphora cincta Loew, 1863
Stictocephala taurina Fitch, 1856
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tachina (Eudoromyia) fera Linnaeus, 1761
Tachina (Tachina) grossa Linnaeus, 1758Giant tachinid fly
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Triarthria setipennis Fallen, 1810
Zophomyia temula Scopoli, 1763

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Poweshiek County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
21
24
Families
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