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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Spring (Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
75
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
75
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
50
71
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
40
58
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spring (Berks County)
4 Families width 4 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Spring (Berks County)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spring (Berks County)
4 Species
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Spring (Berks County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
3
3
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