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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Alamogordo (Otero County, New Mexico, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
194
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
194
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
79
194
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
146
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alamogordo
8 Families width 13 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896Richardid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alamogordo
12 Genera with 13 Species
Caenotus Rafinesque, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hemilea Loew, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Omomyia Coquillett, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1970Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Prorates Melander, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ravinia Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Tachyeurpis1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alamogordo
13 Species
Caenotus inornatus Cole, 1923
Caenotus minutus Cole, 1923
Drapetis diversa Melander, 1918False madwort
Exoprosopa caliptera Say, 1823
Hemilea tianmushana Wang, 1996
Hercostomus setosus Van Duzee, 1913
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Omomyia regularis Currn, 1935
Promachus nigrialbus Martin, 1970
Prorates claripennis Melander, 1906Common sandweed
Ravinia planifrons Aldrich, 1916
Stenopogon longulus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Ospriocerus longulus Loew, 1866
Tachyeurpis cinerea

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Alamogordo
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
3
3
Families
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