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Checklist for Tribe Brachyopini Williston, 1885
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
166
7224
70796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
117
5649
48623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
85
4151
31317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
6
518
6361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
311
3917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
285
3324
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
106
1794
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBrachyopini
Williston, 1885
14
170
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
14 Genera with 170 Species
Austroascia Thompson & M..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 187520SpeciesTaxom
Chamaesphegina Shannon & Au..., 19382SpeciesTaxom
Chromocheilosia Hull, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 191625SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Cyphipelta Bigot, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hammerschmidtia Schummel, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Lepidomyia Loew, 194615SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 186922SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 192517SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1966Mucksuckers26SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 0Pufftails29SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
170 Species
Austroascia segersi Thompson & M..., 1977
Brachyopa basalaris
Brachyopa basilaris (Curran, 1922)⇒ Brachyopa cinereovittata Bigot, 1883
Brachyopa caesariata Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa cinereovittata Bigot, 1883
Brachyopa cummingi Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa cynops Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Brachyopa daeckei Johnson, 1917Greenland stitchwort
Brachyopa diversa Johnson, 1917Greenland stitchwort
Brachyopa ferruginea Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa flavescens Shannon, 1915Obispo suncup
Brachyopa gigas Lovett, 1919Frog's-britches
Brachyopa media Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Brachyopa nigricauda (Curran, 1922)⇒ Brachyopa daeckei Johnson, 1917
Brachyopa notata Osten Sacken, 1875
Brachyopa notatta
Brachyopa perplexa Curran, 1922
Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
Brachyopa rufiabdominalis Jones, 1917Bolander's silene
Brachyopa sedmani
Brachyopa vacua Osten Sacken, 1875
Chamaesphegina argentifacies Shannon & Au..., 1933
Chamaesphegina macra Enderlein, 1938
Chromocheilosia bicolor Shannon & Au..., 1933
Chromocheilosia incerta Shannon & Au..., 1933
Chromocheilosia pubescens Shannon & Au..., 1933
Chrysogaster alaskensis (Shannon, 1922)⇒ Chrysosyrphus alaskensis Shannon, 1922
Chrysogaster antiquaria F. M. Hull, 1945
Chrysogaster antiquarius Hull, 1945
Chrysogaster antitheus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Chrysogaster chilosioides
Chrysogaster gewgaw (Hull, 1941)⇒ Orthonevra gewgaw Hull, 1941
Chrysogaster greenei (Shannon, 1916)⇒ Chrysogaster antitheus Walker, 1849
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster inflatifrons Shannon, 1916Heartleaf suncup
Chrysogaster ithaca (Shannon, 1925)⇒ Chrysosyrphus frontosus Bigot, 1884
Chrysogaster latus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Chrysosyrphus latus Loew, 1863
Chrysogaster neotropica (Shannon, 1925)⇒ Orthonevra neotropica Shannon, 1925
Chrysogaster nigripes (Loew, 1863)⇒ Chrysogaster antitheus Walker, 1849
Chrysogaster nigrivittata Loew, 1876
Chrysogaster nigrovittata (Loew, 1876)⇒ Orthonevra nigrovittata Loew, 1876
Chrysogaster parva (Shannon, 1916)⇒ Orthonevra parva Shannon, 1916
Chrysogaster pictipennis Loew, 1863
Chrysogaster pulchella (Williston, 1887)⇒ Orthonevra pulchella Williston, 1887
Chrysogaster quadristrata
Chrysogaster quadristriata (Shannon & Au..., 1933)⇒ Orthonevra quadristriata Shannon & Au..., 1933
Chrysogaster robusta (Shannon, 1916)⇒ Orthonevra robusta Shannon, 1916
Chrysogaster shannoni (Curran, 1925)⇒ Orthonevra shannoni Curran, 1925
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysogaster texana (Shannon, 1916)⇒ Chrysogaster antitheus Walker, 1849
Chrysogaster unicolor (Shannon, 1916)⇒ Orthonevra unicolor Shannon, 1916
Chrysosyrphus alaskensis Shannon, 1922
Chrysosyrphus frontosus Bigot, 1884
Chrysosyrphus infumatus Bigot, 1883
Chrysosyrphus latus Loew, 1863
Chrysosyrphus nasuta Zetterstedt, 1838
Chrysosyrphus nigripennis Williston, 1882
Cyphipelta rufocyanea Walker, 1835
Hammerschmidtia ferruginea Fallen, 1817Aspen Hoverfly
Hammerschmidtia sedmani Vockeroth, M..., 2019
Lejogaster (Liogaster) metallina Fabricius, 1781
Lepidomyia abdominalis Williston, 1888
Lepidomyia brethesi Shannon, 1928
Lepidomyia calopus Loew, 1864
Lepidomyia colombia Curran, 1929
Lepidomyia crepuscustellata Hull, 1946
Lepidomyia dionysiana Andretta & C..., 1952
Lepidomyia jenningsi Shannon, 1925
Lepidomyia micheneri Fluke, 1953
Lepidomyia ortalina Wulp, 1888
Lepidomyia perpolita Johnson, 1921
Lepidomyia pulchra Williston, 1888
Lepidomyia similis Williston, 1888
Lepidomyia stellata Hull, 1941
Lepidomyia trilineata Hull, 1941
Lepidomyia vulturella Hull, 1946
Myolepta auricaudata Williston, 1891
Myolepta aurinota Hine, 1903
Myolepta braziliana Shannon, 1927
Myolepta camillae Weems, 1956Jerusalem cherry
Myolepta circularis Hull, 1941
Myolepta dolorosa Hull, 1941
Myolepta dubia Fabricius, 1805
Myolepta evansi Thompson, 1968
Myolepta greenei Hull, 1941
Myolepta haemorrhoidalis Philippi, 1865
Myolepta luctuosa Bigot, 1857
Myolepta lunulata Bigot, 1883
Myolepta mada Reemer & Hauser, 2005
Myolepta marinonii Marinoni, 2004
Myolepta minuta Fluke, 1956
Myolepta nausicaa Hull, 1937
Myolepta nigra Loew, 1872
Myolepta problematica Thompson, 1968
Myolepta scintillans Hull, 1946
Myolepta strigilata Loew, 1872
Myolepta transversa (Hine, 1913)⇒ Sterphus hinei Thompson, 1976
Myolepta varipes Loew, 1869
Neoascia (Neoascia) nasuta Bigot, 1883
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoascia) quadrinotata Bigot, 1883
Neoascia (Neoascia) tenur Harris, 1780
Neoascia (Neoasciella) distincta Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Neoascia (Neoasciella) geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) globosa Walker, 1849
Neoascia (Neoasciella) metallica Williston, 1882
Neoascia (Neoasciella) meticulosa Scopoli, 1763
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neoascia (Neoasciella) subchalybea Curran, 1925
Neoascia (Neoasciella) unifasciata (Curran, 1925)⇒ Neoascia willistoni Thompson, 1986
Neoascia (Neoasciella) willistoni Thompson, 1986
Neoascia conica (Curran, 1925)⇒ Neoascia geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia guttata Skevington &..., 2019
Neoascia macrofemoralis (Curran, 1925)⇒ Neoascia geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia minuta (Curran, 1925)⇒ Neoascia metallica Williston, 1882
Orthonevra anniae Sedman, 1966
Orthonevra argentina Brèthes, 1922
Orthonevra bellula Williston, 1882
Orthonevra ceratura Stackelberg, 1952
Orthonevra chilensis Thompson, 1999
Orthonevra flukei Sedman, 1964
Orthonevra gewgaw Hull, 1941
Orthonevra lugubris Jaennicke, 1867
Orthonevra minuta Hull, 1945
Orthonevra neotropica Shannon, 1925
Orthonevra nigrovittata Loew, 1876
Orthonevra nitida Wiedemann, 1830Wavy Mucksucker
Orthonevra nitidula Curran, 1925
Orthonevra nobilis Fallen, 1817
Orthonevra parva Shannon, 1916
Orthonevra pictipennis Loew, 1863
Orthonevra pulchella Williston, 1887
Orthonevra quadristriata Shannon & Au..., 1933
Orthonevra robusta Shannon, 1916
Orthonevra shannoni Curran, 1925
Orthonevra sinuosa Bigot, 1884
Orthonevra sonorensis Shannon, 1964
Orthonevra splendens (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Riponnensia splendens Meigen, 1822
Orthonevra stigmata Williston, 1882
Orthonevra unicolor Shannon, 1916
Orthonevra weemsi Sedman, 1966
Sphegina (Asiosphegina) obscura F. M. Hull, 1945
Sphegina (Sphegina) albipes Bigot, 1883
Sphegina (Sphegina) elegans Schummel, 1843Sphegina kimakowiczi
Sphegina (Sphegina) spheginea Zetterstedt, 1838
Sphegina appalachiensis Coovert, 1977
Sphegina armatipes Malloch, 1922
Sphegina biannulata Malloch, 1922
Sphegina brachygaster Hull, 1935Thick-Waisted Hammertail
Sphegina bridwelli Cole, 1924
Sphegina brimleyi (Shannon, 1940)⇒ Sphegina brachygaster Hull, 1935
Sphegina californica Malloch, 1922
Sphegina campanulata Robertson, 1901Knotted clover
Sphegina flavimana Malloch, 1922
Sphegina flavomaculata Malloch, 1922
Sphegina hodosa Violovitsh, 1981
Sphegina infuscata Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Sphegina keeniana Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Sphegina lobata Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Sphegina lobulifera Malloch, 1922Black-Lobed Pufftail
Sphegina melanderi (Cole, 1924)⇒ Sphegina albipes Bigot, 1883
Sphegina monticola (Malloch, 1922)⇒ Sphegina lobata Loew, 1863
Sphegina nigrimana Cole, 1924
Sphegina nodosa
Sphegina occidentalis Malloch, 1922
Sphegina petiolata Coquillett, 1910
Sphegina punctata Cole, 1921
Sphegina rufa (Malloch, 1922)⇒ Sphegina armatipes Malloch, 1922
Sphegina rufiventris (Loew, 1863)⇒ Sphegina spheginea Zetterstedt, 1838
Sphegina ruta

Subnodes of Brachyopini with occurrences in America
SubtribeBrachyopina
Williston, 1885
10
121
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSpheginina
Williston, 1887
4
49
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Brachyopini at itis.gov