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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region St. Charles County (Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
591
780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
591
780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
556
718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
507
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
23
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Charles County
8 Families width 13 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Charles County
14 Genera with 13 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1913Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Belvosia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1775Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Charles County
13 Species
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Belvosia unifasciata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Dialysis rufithorax Say, 1823
Ferdinandea dives Osten Sacken, 1877
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Paracantha culta (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Paracantha genalis Malloch, 1941
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in St. Charles County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
3
3
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