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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Sherburne County (Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
588
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
588
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
153
543
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
489
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sherburne County
9 Families width 10 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sherburne County
10 Genera with 10 Species
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1864Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pherbecta Steyskal, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sherburne County
10 Species
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864Northern Wasp Fly
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Pherbecta limenitis Steyskal, 1956Coast whitethorn
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Sherburne County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
8
8
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