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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Ames (Liberty County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
545
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
545
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
129
532
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
422
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ames (Liberty County Texas)
8 Families width 15 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ames (Liberty County Texas)
15 Genera with 15 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euthycera Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18291SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ames (Liberty County Texas)
15 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Euthycera arcuata Loew, 1859
Graphomya americana (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Graphomya meridionalis Townsend, 1892
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Platycheirus (Carposcalis) stegnus Say, 1829
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Xylomya americana Wiedemann, 1821

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Ames (Liberty County Texas)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
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