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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Riverside (Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
100
227
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
100
227
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
209
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
180
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Riverside (Fairfield County Connecticut)
4 Families width 6 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Riverside (Fairfield County Connecticut)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Riverside (Fairfield County Connecticut)
6 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Riverside (Fairfield County Connecticut)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
2
2
Families
Genera
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