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Checklist for Section Aschiza Becher, 1882
and region Contra Costa County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2134
3367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2132
3365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
2081
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1782
2903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
235
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
187
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
24
135
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
42
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Contra Costa County
3 Families width 44 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies34SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Contra Costa County
42 Genera with 44 Species
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Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1925Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1866Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Hiatomyia Shannon, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Polydontomyia Williston, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1922Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1882Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1922Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Contra Costa County
44 Species
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Ceriana durani Davidson, 1925
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Diplonevra setigera Malloch, 1914
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Heringia californica Davidson, 1917
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia scutellaris Wood, 1909
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ocyptamus (Pseudoscaeva) diversifasciatus Knab, 1914
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Phora acerosa Goto, 2006
Pipiza davidsoni Curran, 1921
Polydontomyia curvipes Wiedemann, 1830
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Sphegina californica Malloch, 1922
Spilomyia interrupta Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis Curran, 1922

Subnodes of Aschiza with occurrences in Contra Costa County
SuperfamilyPhoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
10
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySyrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
32
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aschiza at marinespecies.org