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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Rock Island County (Northwestern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
581
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
182
580
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
528
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
116
429
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
28
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
20
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rock Island County
12 Families width 17 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae (Zetterstedt, 1837)Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rock Island County
20 Genera with 17 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 1758
0SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rock Island County
17 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chrysopilus thoracicus Fabricius, 1805Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Ditrichophora pulchella (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Gymnoclasiopa pulchella Meigen, 1830
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Phaonia laticornis Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Rock Island County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
7
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
11
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
2
2
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