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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
586
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
586
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
547
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
112
472
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
21
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tazewell County (Illinois)
8 Families width 17 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies7SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tazewell County (Illinois)
12 Genera with 17 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1838Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1851Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1882Green Soldier Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Siphona Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sobarocephala Czerny, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1806Common horse flies6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tazewell County (Illinois)
17 Species
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Odontomyia (Catatasina) pubescens Day, 1882
Siphona (Siphona) geniculata De Geer, 1776
Sobarocephala flava Melander & Argo, 1924
Sobarocephala lachnosternum Melander & Argo, 1924
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus novaescotiae (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Tabanus novaescoeiae Macquart, 1847
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabanus trimaculatus Beauvois, 1806Silkyleaf cinquefoil

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Tazewell County (Illinois)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
7
Family
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