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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
108
265
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
108
265
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
97
243
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
210
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Riverside (Washington County Iowa)
8 Families width 13 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Riverside (Washington County Iowa)
11 Genera with 13 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rachicerus Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1821Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Riverside (Washington County Iowa)
13 Species
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Rachicerus obscuripennis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Riverside (Washington County Iowa)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
3
4
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