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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region St. James Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
57
122
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
57
122
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
53
115
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
40
94
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
15
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
6
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. James Parish
5 Families width 4 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. James Parish
6 Genera with 4 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Neodexiopsis Malloch, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. James Parish
4 Species
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Neodexiopsis rufitibia Stein, 1919
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in St. James Parish
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
5
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