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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region South Point (Gaston County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
15
24
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
15
24
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
14
23
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
8
16
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
3
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Point (Gaston County)
3 Families width 5 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Point (Gaston County)
6 Genera with 5 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Point (Gaston County)
5 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in South Point (Gaston County)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
5
4
Families
Genera
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