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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Whixall (Shropshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
136
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
136
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
123
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
112
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whixall
3 Families width 8 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whixall
7 Genera with 8 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1794Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oplodontha Rondani, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Oxycera Meigen, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whixall
8 Species
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Hybomitra distinguenda Verrall, 1909Bright horsefly
Hydrotaea irritans Fallen, 1823Headfly
Mesembrina meridiana Linnaeus, 1758Noon fly
Oplodontha viridula Fabricius, 1775Common green colonel
Oxycera rara Scopoli, 1763Four-barred major

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Whixall
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
4
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