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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
103
287
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
103
287
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
95
273
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
79
239
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Louis (Missouri)
8 Families width 12 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Louis (Missouri)
12 Genera with 12 Species
Diogmites Loew, 1951Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hemisturmia Townsend, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Louis (Missouri)
12 Species
Diogmites missouriensis Bromley, 1951
Hemisturmia tortricis Coquillett, 1897
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Liriomyza brassicae Riley, 1885Cabbage leaf miner
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia marginalis Malloch, 1912
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Pelastoneurus kansensis Aldrich, 1894
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Xylomya simillima Steyskal, 1947Point Reyes ceanothus

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in St. Louis (Missouri)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
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