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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Wexford (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
18
35
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
18
35
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
18
35
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
17
34
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wexford (Allegheny County)
4 Families width 9 Species
Agromyzidae (Fallen, 1823)Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wexford (Allegheny County)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Agromyza Fallen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wexford (Allegheny County)
9 Species
Agromyza potentillae (Kaltenbach, 1864)⇒ Agromyza idaeiana Hardy, 1853
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Microchrysa flavicornis Meigen, 1822Green gem
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Wexford (Allegheny County)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
7
8
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