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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
283
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
280
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
265
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
208
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Washington County (Tennessee)
5 Families width 12 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies7SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Washington County (Tennessee)
11 Genera with 12 Species
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1775Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Hypoderma Latreille, 1789Bomb flies1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington County (Tennessee)
12 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cuterebra (Trypoderma) buccata Fabricius, 1775Rabbit Bot Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hypoderma lineatum Villers, 1789Common cattle grub
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
9
10
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