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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Silver City (Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
169
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
169
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
167
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
144
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
32
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
27
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Silver City (Shenandoah County)
9 Families width 15 Species
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies0SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Silver City (Shenandoah County)
27 Genera with 15 Species
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Acrocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Agromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Caricea Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Neodexiopsis Malloch, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Siphonella Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Silver City (Shenandoah County)
15 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neodexiopsis ovata Stein, 1898
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Siphonella oscinina Fallen, 1820
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Silver City (Shenandoah County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
23
12
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