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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
293
1615
2573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
1611
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1565
2473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1292
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
135
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
106
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alameda County
26 Families width 140 Species
#TABPSRMDFOEHC
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies38SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies33SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies12SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies12SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies5SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alameda County
106 Genera with 140 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTUVX
Aciurina Curran, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Agromyza Fallen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Alliopsis Schnabl & Dz..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Apolysis Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Aspilota Foerster, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Aulagromyza Enderlein, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Callinicus Loew, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Campiglossa Rondani, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chetogena Brauer & von..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Chetostoma Rondani, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Chromatomyia Hardy, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Compsobata Czerny, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dizygomyza Hendel, 02SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1965Fruit fly3SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Euleia Walker, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1776Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Geomyza Fallen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lathyrophthalmus Mik, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1823Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18809SpeciesTaxom
Lispocephala Pokorny, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Myopa Fabricius, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Neaspilota Osten-sacken, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Nemomydas Curran, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraterellia Foote, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Paroxyna Hendel, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1967Beet leafminer1SpeciesTaxom
Periscepsia Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Philophylla Rondani, 01SpeciesTaxom
Phytagromyza Hendel, 02SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 012SpeciesTaxom
Pritchardomyia Wilcox, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Procecidochares Hendel, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1823Down-looker3SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyzella Hendel, 01SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1882Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1892Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18998SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Trichopoda Berthold, 1781Feather-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Trypanaresta Hering, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Trypeta 6-incisa Tho..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Valentibulla Foote & Blanc, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alameda County
140 Species
Aciurina thoracica Curran, 1932
Agromyza reptans Fallen, 1823
Alliopsis genalis Huckett, 1950
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Apolysis sipho Melander, 1946
Aspilota globipes Fischer, 1962
Aulagromyza orbitalis Melander, 1913
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Callinicus calcaneus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Calycomyza jucunda Wulp, 1867
Campiglossa genalis Thomson, 1869
Cerodontha (Poemyza) muscina Meigen, 1830
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Chetogena (Stomatomyia) parvipalpis Wulp, 1890
Chetostoma californicum Blanc, 1959
Chromatomyia gregaria Frick, 1954
Chromatomyia lonicerae Robineau-Des..., 1851Honeysuckle leaf miner
Chromatomyia pseudomilii Griffiths, 1980
Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Hardy, 1849)⇒ Phytomyza syngenesiae Hardy, 1849
Chrysopilus quadratus Say, 1823Quadrate Snipe Fly
Chrysopilus thoracicus Fabricius, 1805Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Compsobata univitta Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon praepes Williston, 1883
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Diplonevra setigera Malloch, 1914
Dizygomyza jucunda
Dizygomyza muscina
Drosophila (Drosophila) diminuens Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Drosophila (Drosophila) neutralis Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Drosophila (Drosophila) nigrocirrus Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Euaresta bullans Wiedemann, 1830Bathurst burr seed fly
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Euleia fratria Loew, 1862
Euleia unifasciata Blanc & Foote, 1961
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) canadensis Loew, 1873Currant and gooseberry maggot
Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761Lesser house fly
Gasterophilus intestinalis De Geer, 1776Horse bot
Geomyza tripunctata Fallen, 1823Cereal Fly
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hermetia anthidium James & Wirth, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Leptogaster arida Cole, 1919
Lipoptena depressa Say, 1823Deer lousefly
Liriomyza baccharidis Spencer, 1963Abrams' sandmat
Liriomyza brassicae Riley, 1885Cabbage leaf miner
Liriomyza eupatorii Kaltenbach, 1874
Liriomyza orbona Meigen, 1830
Liriomyza sabaziae Spencer, 1963Abrams' sandmat
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938Cabbage leaf miner
Liriomyza stachyos Spencher, 1981Candelilla
Liriomyza subpusilla (Malloch, 1914)⇒ Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938
Liriomyza trifolii Burgess, 1880American serpentine leaf miner
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Malloewia neglecta Becker, 1912
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia camilla Borgmeier, 1964
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Metapogon tarsalus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Myopa perplexa Camras, 1953
Neaspilota (Neorellia) signifera Coquillett, 1894
Nemomydas pantherinus Gerstaecker, 1868
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Neoplasta hebes Melander, 1947India mustard
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Paracantha genalis Malloch, 1941
Paracantha gentilis Hering, 1940Columbine
Paraterellia ypsilon Foote, 1960Langlois' fontinalis moss
Pegomya rubrivaria Huckett, 1967
Philophylla fratria
Phytagromyza lonicerae
Phytagromyza orbitalis
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) agromyzina Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) albiceps Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) aquilegioides Sehgal, 1971Long-tube evening primrose
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) atricornis Meigen, 1838Roundfruit yellowcress
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) davisii Walton, 1912
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) lanati Spencer, 1966Rattlesnake weed
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) oenanthoides Spencer, 1981Candelilla
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) periclymeni Hendel, 1922Blue Mountain buttercup
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) spondylii Robineau-Des..., 1851Bird vetch
Phytomyza evanescens (Hendel, 1920)⇒ Napomyza evanescens Hendel, 1920
Phytomyza gregaria (Frick, 1954)⇒ Chromatomyia gregaria Frick, 1954
Phytomyza spondyli
Pritchardomyia vespoides Bigot, 1878
Procecidochares anthracina Doane, 1899
Procecidochares grindeliae Aldrich, 1929
Procecidochares minuta Snow, 1894
Procecidochares stonei Blanc & Foote, 1961
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Ptilocera melecta (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Rhagio incisus Loew, 1872
Rhagio terminalis Loew, 1861
Rhagio vertebratus Say, 1823
Rhagoletis completa Cresson, 1929Husk maggot
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaptomyza (Engiscaptomyza) reducta Hardy, 1965
Scaptomyzella flava
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scleropogon neglectus Bromley, 1931
Spilomyia interrupta Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Stenopogon cazieri Brookman, 1941
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Stomoxys dacnusa (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tabanus laticeps Hine, 1904Prickly poppy
Tabanus tetropsis Bigot, 1892
Tephritis angustipennis Loew, 1844
Tephritis araneosa Coquillett, 1894
Tephritis baccharis Coquillett, 1894
Tephritis californica Doane, 1899
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Tephritis ovatipennis Foote, 1960Langlois' fontinalis moss
Tephritis rufipennis Doane, 1899
Tephritis stigmatica Coquillett, 1899
Tetanocera plumosa Loew, 1847
Trichopoda (Galactomyia) pennipes Fabricius, 1781Feather Legged Fly
Trupanea californica Malloch, 1942
Trupanea femoralis Thomson, 1869
Trupanea signata Foote, 1960Langlois' fontinalis moss
Trypanaresta flava Adams, 1904
Trypeta flaveola Coquillett, 1899
Urophora (Urophora) quadrifasciata Meigen, 1826Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly
Urophora formosa Coquillett, 1894
Valentibulla thurmanae Foote, 1959
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Alameda County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
22
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
79
110
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
2
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