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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
77
172
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
172
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
169
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
137
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie (LaPorte County)
5 Families width 6 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie (LaPorte County)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1823
Fruit fly0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (LaPorte County)
6 Species
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Prairie (LaPorte County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
6
5
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