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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Silurian (Paleozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
611
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
611
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
589
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
524
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
39
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Silurian
10 Families width 21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acroceridae (Leach, 1815)Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae (Newman, 1834)Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Silurian
19 Genera with 21 Species
Acrocera Meigen, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Austrosciapus Bickel, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1758Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs2SpeciesTaxom
Metopochetus Enderlein, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Protoclythia Kessel, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sicus Scopoli, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1820Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1758Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Silurian
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrocera (Acrocera) orbicula (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Acrocera orbiculus Fabricius, 1787
Austrosciapus pulvillus Bickel, 1994
Bombylius (Bombylius) canescens Mikan, 1796Western bee-fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Conops (Conops) flavipes Linnaeus, 1758
Efferia coquillettii Hine, 1919
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Haematopota crassicornis Wahlberg, 1848Black-horned cleg
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Metopochetus (Seva) bickeli Mcalpine, 1998
Ospriocerus brevis Martin, 1968
Parentia perthensis Bickel, 1994
Protoclythia modesta Zetterstedt, 1844
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Sicus ferrugineus Scopoli, 1763
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Systoechus aurulentus ctenopterus Wiedemann, 1820
Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820Plain-eyed grey horsefly
Thereva plebeja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thereva occulta Becker, 1908

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
4
Family
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