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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Wellesley (Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
132
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
132
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
129
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
116
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wellesley
4 Families width 11 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wellesley
10 Genera with 11 Species
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1884Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Merycomyia Hine, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Panzeria Robineau-Des..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1973Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1824Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wellesley
11 Species
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallifer Bigot, 1884
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Merycomyia whitneyi Johnson, 1904
Panzeria johnsoni Tothill, 1921
Parasyrphus semiinterruptus Fluke, 1935
Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Strongylogaster soriculatipes Cresson, 1880
Strongylogaster tacita Norton, 1860
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Thereva frontalis Say, 1824

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Wellesley
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
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