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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
328
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
328
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
312
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
270
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
17
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antioch (Contra Costa County)
8 Families width 16 Species
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antioch (Contra Costa County)
17 Genera with 16 Species
Acrosathe Irwin & Lyne..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Apiocera Westwood, 1982Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eumacronychia Townsend, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Nemomydas Curran, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polydontomyia Williston, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiomidas Osten Sacken, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antioch (Contra Costa County)
16 Species
Acrosathe otiosa Coquillett, 1893
Apiocera barri Cazier, 1982
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eumacronychia persolla Reinhard, 1965Short lupine
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Holopogon atrifrons Cole, 1924
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metapogon hurdi Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Nemomydas pantherinus Gerstaecker, 1868
Paracantha cultaris Coquillett, 1894
Polydontomyia curvipes Wiedemann, 1830
Rhaphiomidas trochilus Coquillett, 1892
Tephritis stigmatica Coquillett, 1899
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Trupanea actinobola Loew, 1873

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Antioch (Contra Costa County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
8
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
9
9
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