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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
87
201
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
87
201
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
184
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
159
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Richmond (Washington County Iowa)
5 Families width 6 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Richmond (Washington County Iowa)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Richmond (Washington County Iowa)
6 Species
Exoprosopa fasciata Macquart, 1840Five-lobe cucumber
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Richmond (Washington County Iowa)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
3
3
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