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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region San Juan Islands (San Juan County, Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
720
1029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
162
720
1029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
154
699
989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
639
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
55
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
44
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Juan Islands
26 Families width 47 Species
#TABSCDEHMLROPX
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies12SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863Woodlouse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)Tethinid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Juan Islands
44 Genera with 47 Species
#ABCDEHLMPRSTX
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Aulagromyza Enderlein, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1921Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyza Fallen, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanophora Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1924Beet leafminer1SpeciesTaxom
Pegoplata Schnabl & Dz..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Pelecocera Meigen, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pelomyia Williston, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotephritis Johnson, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Psila Meigen, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pteromicra Lioy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ravinia Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Symphoromyia Frauenfeld, 1915Rocky Mountain Bite Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Juan Islands
47 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Aulagromyza orbitalis Melander, 1913
Beameromyia disfascia Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Chlorops stigmatus Becker, 1912
Dolichopus affluens Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Drosophila (Drosophila) immigrans Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Heleomyza difficilis Gill, 1962Big-spore quillwort
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Limnia sandovalensis Fisher & Orth, 1978
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanophora roralis Linnaeus, 1758Dark-winged Woodlouse-fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Pegomya holosteae Hering, 1924
Pegoplata aestiva Meigen, 1826
Pelecocera pergandei Williston, 1884
Pelomyia coronata (Loew, 1866)⇒ Pelomyia occidentalis Williston, 1893
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Pseudotephritis vau Say, 1830
Psila hennigi Thompson & Pont, 1994
Pteromicra leucrothrix
Puliciphora sylvatica Brues, 1909San Miguel milkvetch
Ravinia querula Walker, 1849
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Rhaphium nasutum Fallen, 1823Blind's bryum moss
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Strongylogaster distans Norton, 1868
Symphoromyia kincaidi Aldrich, 1915
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) phyllophora Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Tetanocera obtusifibula Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in San Juan Islands
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
34
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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