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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
152
507
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
507
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
493
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
112
428
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
46
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
17
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Randolph County (Alabama)
17 Families width 34 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies10SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae (Verrall, 1901)Wood soldier flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Randolph County (Alabama)
29 Genera with 34 Species
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Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1855Deer flies6SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1862Fruit fly3SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Hystricia Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mumetopia Melander, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1840Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1879Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Randolph County (Alabama)
34 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chrysopilus quadratus Say, 1823Quadrate Snipe Fly
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops dacne Philip, 1955
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops pikei Whitney, 1904Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila putrida Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila tripunctata (Loew, 1862)⇒ Drosophila immigrans Sturtevant, 1921
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Hybomitra difficilis Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hystricia abrupta Wiedemann, 1830Bee-Like Tachinid Fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Limnia conica Steyskal, 1978Parry's ceanothus
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Mumetopia occipitalis Melander, 1913Goldentuft
Mycodrosophila dimidiata Loew, 1862
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840Common snipe fly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Tabanus nigripes (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus superjumentarius Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Randolph County (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
18
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
3
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
10
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