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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Union (Mason County, Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
74
139
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
74
139
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
123
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
106
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Union (Mason County Washington)
4 Families width 6 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Union (Mason County Washington)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Strongygaster Macquart, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Union (Mason County Washington)
6 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Strongygaster robusta Townsend, 1908

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Union (Mason County Washington)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
4
4
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