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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Scotland (St. Mary´s County, Maryland, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
106
194
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
105
193
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
101
189
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
73
159
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
37
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
27
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scotland (St. Mary´s County)
14 Families width 22 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Braulidae Egger, 1853Bee lice1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae (Rondani, 1856)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scotland (St. Mary´s County)
27 Genera with 22 Species
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Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Braula Nitzsch, 1818Bee lice1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1830Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1794Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mydaea Robineau-Des..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Parallelomma Becker, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1775
Down-looker0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 18441SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scotland (St. Mary´s County)
22 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Braula coeca Nitzsch, 1818Bee lice
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydaea orthonevra Macquart, 1835
Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781House fly
Parallelomma vittata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Parallelomma vittatum Meigen, 1826
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Themira lucida Staeger, 1844
Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Urophora (Urophora) quadrifasciata Meigen, 1826Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Scotland (St. Mary´s County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
24
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
0
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