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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Somerset (Montgomery County, Maryland, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
101
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
101
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
63
96
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
80
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
16
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
13
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somerset (Maryland)
9 Families width 9 Species
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863Woodlouse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somerset (Maryland)
13 Genera with 9 Species
Drosophila Fallen, 1981Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanophora Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Muscina Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1847Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset (Maryland)
9 Species
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Melanophora roralis Linnaeus, 1758Dark-winged Woodlouse-fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Muscina levida Harris, 1780House Fly
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Xylomya pallidifemur Malloch, 1917

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Somerset (Maryland)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
11
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
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