Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Shelby County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 181
731
879 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 181
731
879 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 169
696
836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 123
620
754 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 21
36
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 16
27
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Shelby County (Alabama)
16 Families width 27 Species | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae (Newman, 1834) | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vermileonidae Williston, 1886 | Wormlion | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Shelby County (Alabama)
27 Genera with 27 Species #BCDEHIMPRSTVX
| Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758 | Greater Bee Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysops Meigen, 1875 | Deer flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chymomyza Czerny, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clusia Haliday, 1849 | Attorney | 1 | Species | Taxom | Drosophila Fallen, 1823 | Fruit fly | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Elachiptera Macquart, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1758 | Rat-tailed maggots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euthycera Latreille, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerodromia Meigen, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hirtodrosophila Duda, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybomitra Enderlein, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 1830 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ischyrosyrphus Bigot, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanostoma Schiner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Merodon Meigen, 1794 | Narcissus bulb fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Musca Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramyia Williston, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagoletis Loew, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scatella Robineau-Des..., 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophaga Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stomoxys Geoffroy, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syritta Le Peletier ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphus Fabricius, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxomerus Macquart, 1823 | Calligrapher Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vermipardus Stuckenberg, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shelby County (Alabama)
27 Species | Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758 | Bee fly | | Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848 | | | Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875 | | | Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862 | | | Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001 | | | Clusia lateralis Walker, 1849 | | | Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863 | | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830 | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Drone Fly | | Euthycera arcuata Loew, 1859 | | | Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928 | | | Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833 | | | Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838 | Orange-sided Horse Fly | | Ischyrosyrphus lanternarius O.F. Müller, 1776 | | | Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794 | Greater Bulb-Fly | | Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761 | | Paramyia nitens Loew, 1869 | | | Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew, 1862) | ⇒ Rhagoletis indifferens Curran, 1932 | | Scatella favillacea Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Yellow Dung-fly | | Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758 | Barn fly | | Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Hover Fly | | Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875 | Hairy-eyed flower fly | | Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823 | Eastern Calligrapher | | Vermipardus sathon Stuckenberg, 1995 | | | Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881 | |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Shelby County (Alabama)
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
Links, sources and further information Brachycera at artfakta.se
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