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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Stafford County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
90
205
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
90
205
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
82
183
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
153
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Stafford County (Virginia)
10 Families width 21 Species
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Stafford County (Virginia)
19 Genera with 21 Species
Amoebaleria Garrett, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Hoplodictya Cresson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1823Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Stafford County (Virginia)
21 Species
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Dictya expansa Steyskal, 1938Pinemat
Dictya pictipes Loew, 1859
Dictya texensis Curran, 1932
Hoplodictya spinicornis Loew, 1866
Hyadina albovenosa Coquillett, 1900
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Lytogaster excavata Sturtevant &..., 1954
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Nostima picta (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Philygria picta Fallen, 1813
Pherbellia nana Fallen, 1820
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Rhagio punctipennis Say, 1823Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Sepedon armipes Loew, 1859
Sepedon pusilla Loew, 1859
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Stafford County (Virginia)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
11
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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