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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
10
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
10
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
9
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
7
18
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ripplemead
2 Families width 7 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ripplemead
7 Genera with 7 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1863Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ripplemead
7 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Lasiopogon marshalli Cannings, 2002
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Sphegina rufiventris (Loew, 1863)⇒ Sphegina spheginea Zetterstedt, 1838
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Ripplemead
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
1
6
6
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