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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
137
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
137
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
134
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
124
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
17
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alta (Placer County)
5 Families width 9 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917Bog flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alta (Placer County)
10 Genera with 9 Species
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Campichoeta Meigen, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1866Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alta (Placer County)
9 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Campichoeta griseola Zetterstedt, 1855
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Alta (Placer County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
4
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
6
7
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