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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
73
167
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
73
167
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
163
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
131
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Washington (Indiana County)
4 Families width 8 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Washington (Indiana County)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington (Indiana County)
8 Species
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Sargus cuprarius Linnaeus, 1758Clouded centurion
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Washington (Indiana County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
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