AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Washington (Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
47
75
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
47
75
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
45
73
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
53
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
7
6
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 Washington (Winneshiek County)
4 Families width 6 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Washington (Winneshiek County)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1866Green Soldier Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington (Winneshiek County)
6 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Odontomyia pilimana Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Peleteria (Oxydosphyria) iterans Walker, 1849Repetitive Tachinid Fly
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
4
4
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