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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
106
294
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
294
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
247
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
66
191
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
18
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
15
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Summers County
6 Families width 14 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Summers County
15 Genera with 14 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1956Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Summers County
14 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Coenosia leucotrichia Albuquerque, 1956
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eudioctria brevis Banks, 1917
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Opomyza germinationis Linnaeus, 1758Grass and cereal fly
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Summers County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
9
8
Families
Genera
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