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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
110
395
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
110
395
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
381
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
318
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baton Rouge
7 Families width 9 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baton Rouge
8 Genera with 9 Species
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Psellidotus Rondani, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baton Rouge
9 Species
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Paracantha culta (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Paracantha genalis Malloch, 1941
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Psellidotus defectus James, 1952
Tabanus fuscicostatus Hine, 1906Bluestem pricklypoppy
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Xanthogramma anisomorpha Huo, Ren & Z..., 2007

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Baton Rouge
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
5
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
4
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