Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Valley (Fayette County, West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 124
321
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 124
321
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 116
311
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 93
257
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 21
35
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 18
27
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Valley (West Virginia)
18 Families width 27 Species | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Bristle Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840 | Heleomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Valley (West Virginia)
27 Genera with 27 Species #CEHLMPRST
| Chrysopilus Macquart, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsobata Czerny, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachiptera Macquart, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epalpus Rondani, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epistrophe Walker, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1758 | Rat-tailed maggots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homoneura Wulp, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantrophaga Townsend, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hystricia Macquart, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lonchaea Fallen, 1820 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810 | Grass fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Machimus Loew, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphorus Bigot, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphthalmoides Ringdahl, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesembrina Meigen, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopia Meigen, 1810 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minettia Robineau-Des..., 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Musca Linnaeus, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Paramyia Williston, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Phora Latreille, 1796 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platystoma Meigen, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagio Fabricius, 1823 | Down-looker | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sargus Fabricius, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophaga Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilomyia Meigen, 1864 | Hornet Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Suillia Robineau-Des..., 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetanocera Latreille, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Valley (West Virginia)
27 Species | Chrysopilus quadratus Say, 1823 | Quadrate Snipe Fly | | Compsobata univitta Walker, 1849 | | | Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863 | | | Epalpus signifer Walker, 1849 | Early Tachinid Fly | | Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882 | Black-Horned Smoothtail | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830 | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Drone Fly | | Homoneura (Homoneura) incerta Malloch, 1914 | | | Hyphantrophaga virilis Aldrich & We..., 1924 | | | Hystricia abrupta Wiedemann, 1830 | Bee-Like Tachinid Fly | | Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810 | Small Grass Fly | | Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849 | | | Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893 | | | Megaphthalmoides unilineatus Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Mesembrina latreillii Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Carolina vetch | | Metopia campestris Fallen, 1810 | | | Minettia (Minettia) lupulina Fabricius, 1787 | | | Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776 | Autumn fly | | Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913 | | | Rhagio gracilis Johnson, 1912 | | | Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840 | Common snipe fly | | Rhagio vertebratus Say, 1823 | | | Sargus decorus Say, 1824 | | | Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Yellow Dung-fly | | Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864 | Bald-Faced Hornet Fly | | Suillia longipennis Loew, 1862 | | | Tetanocera valida Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Valley (West Virginia)
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
Links, sources and further information Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
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