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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
77
220
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
220
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
211
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
187
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Suffolk (Virginia)
4 Families width 10 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Suffolk (Virginia)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1828Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suffolk (Virginia)
10 Species
Anthrax argyropygus (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Anthrax argyropyga Wiedemann, 1828
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calycomyza humeralis Roser, 1840Aster leaf miner
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) crassiseta Zetterstedt, 1860Leaf-Miner Fly
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Scenopinus glabrifrons Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Suffolk (Virginia)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
6
6
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