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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
321
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
321
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
306
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
251
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
17
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Simpson County (Kentucky)
10 Families width 16 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Simpson County (Kentucky)
17 Genera with 16 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1913Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Epalpus Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Simpson County (Kentucky)
16 Species
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Epalpus signifer Walker, 1849Early Tachinid Fly
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Simpson County (Kentucky)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
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