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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Prince Edward County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
217
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
217
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
213
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
185
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Prince Edward County (Virginia)
5 Families width 6 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prince Edward County (Virginia)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1941Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1823Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1821Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prince Edward County (Virginia)
6 Species
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Rhagio punctipennis Say, 1823Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Prince Edward County (Virginia)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
2
Family
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