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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Zürich (Switzerland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
134
545
875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
544
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
522
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
100
457
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zürich
8 Families width 12 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae (Fallen, 1823)Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zürich
11 Genera with 12 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cetema Hendel, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Chromatomyia Hardy, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Melanum Becker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zürich
12 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cetema (Cetema) elongatum Meigen, 1830
Cetema (Cetema) myopinum Loew, 1866
Chromatomyia ramosa (Hendel, 1923)⇒ Phytomyza ramosa Hendel, 1923
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Melanum puncticollis Zetterstedt, 1848
Sargus bipunctatus Scopoli, 1763Twin-spot centurion
Trupanea stellata Fuesslin, 1775
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Zürich
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
9
10
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