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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
149
465
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
148
464
488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
442
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
382
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
38
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
29
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wilcox County (Alabama)
12 Families width 24 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies7SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wilcox County (Alabama)
29 Genera with 24 Species
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Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1862Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1863Eye Gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Lixophaga Townsend, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mallophorina Curran, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849
Waltzing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1821Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wilcox County (Alabama)
24 Species
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821Black raspberry
Chrysops montanus Osten Sacken, 1875
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Drosophila tripunctata (Loew, 1862)⇒ Drosophila immigrans Sturtevant, 1921
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Limnia sandovalensis Fisher & Orth, 1978
Liohippelates pallipes Loew, 1863
Lixophaga variabilis Coquillett, 1895
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Mycodrosophila dimidiata Loew, 1862
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Poecilanthrax lucifer Fabricius, 1775
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Systoechus candidulus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Tabanus molestus Say, 1823
Tabanus nigripes (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Wilcox County (Alabama)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
11
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
9
16
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
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