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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
104
279
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
104
279
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
261
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
241
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
15
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
10
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sussex County (Virginia)
10 Families width 8 Species
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae (Rondani, 1856)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sussex County (Virginia)
10 Genera with 8 Species
Acrocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1830Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Oestrus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sussex County (Virginia)
8 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758Sheep Bot Fly
Phytoliriomyza dorsata Siebke, 1864
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
7
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