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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Bear Creek (Merced County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
94
259
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
94
259
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
79
228
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
204
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bear Creek (Merced County)
5 Families width 7 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bear Creek (Merced County)
7 Genera with 7 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1950Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Neaspilota Osten-sacken, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1847Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bear Creek (Merced County)
7 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Chrysops asbestos Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Neaspilota (Neorellia) signifera Coquillett, 1894
Rhagoletis berberis Curran, 1932
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Bear Creek (Merced County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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