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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
136
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
136
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
126
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
113
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Westmoreland County (Virginia)
8 Families width 26 Species
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies10SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864Aulacigastrid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Westmoreland County (Virginia)
24 Genera with 26 Species
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Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1817Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hiatomyia Shannon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Jamesomyia Quisenberry, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Schizochroa Hennig, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1849Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tenthredomyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Trichopoda Berthold, 1781Feather-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tritoxa Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Trypetoptera Hendel, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Westmoreland County (Virginia)
26 Species
Atylotus bicolor Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysogaster antitheus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Cydistomyia alternata Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Eutreta (Eutreta) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855
Hiatomyia cyanescens Loew, 1863
Hybomitra difficilis Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Jamesomyia geminata Loew, 1862
Mallota cimbiciformis Fallen, 1817
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Pipiza puella Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Rivellia pallida Loew, 1873Emory's desertmallow
Spilomyia alcimus Walker, 1849Broad-Banded Hornet Fly
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus sagax Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Trichopoda (Galactomyia) pennipes Fabricius, 1781Feather Legged Fly
Tritoxa flexa Wiedemann, 1830Black Onion Fly
Trypetoptera canadensis Macquart, 1843
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Westmoreland County (Virginia)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
19
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
5
10
Family
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