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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Whitefish Point (Chippewa County, Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
248
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
248
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
230
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
213
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whitefish Point
3 Families width 7 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whitefish Point
7 Genera with 7 Species
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Pallicephala Irwin & Lyne..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1864Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Spiriverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whitefish Point
7 Species
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Metopia argyrocephala Meigen, 1824
Pallicephala variegata Loew, 1869
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864Bald-Faced Hornet Fly
Spiriverpa albiceps Loew, 1869

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Whitefish Point
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
5
5
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