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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
137
395
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
137
395
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
370
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
315
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Clair County (Alabama)
6 Families width 10 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Clair County (Alabama)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1821Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Clair County (Alabama)
10 Species
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in St. Clair County (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
5
Family
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