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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Westray (Northern Orkney Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
23
37
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
23
37
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
22
35
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
21
34
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Westray
6 Families width 17 Species
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies5SpeciesTaxom
Coelopidae (Hendel, 1910)Kelp Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Westray
13 Genera with 17 Species
Bellardia Robineau-Des..., 1849Lineseed1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1922Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Coelopa Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myospila Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Onesia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Westray
17 Species
Bellardia pandia Walker, 1849Bisetose Emerald-bottle
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora uralensis Villeneuve, 1922Seabird Bluebottle
Coelopa (Fucomyia) frigida (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Coelopa pilipes Haliday, 1838
Cynomya mortuorum Linnaeus, 1761Bluebottle blow fly
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Myospila meditabunda Fabricius, 1781Muscoid Fly
Onesia viarum (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Bellardia viarum Robineau-Des..., 1830
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Westray
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
11
14
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