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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Boulder (Boulder County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
192
806
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
806
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
183
788
1329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
121
594
1108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
34
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
24
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boulder (Boulder County)
14 Families width 23 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boulder (Boulder County)
24 Genera with 23 Species
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Aenigmatias Meinert, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1849Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Caloparyphus James, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoexorista Townsend, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1877Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ozodiceromya Bigot, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ozodiceromyia Bigot, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1897Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boulder (Boulder County)
23 Species
Aenigmatias coloradensis Brues, 1914
Anthrax alterna (Walker, 1849)⇒ Exoprosopini alterna Walker, 1849
Caloparyphus major Hine, 1901
Chrysoexorista marginata Aldrich & We..., 1924
Chrysops fulvaster Osten Sacken, 1877Shortgrass Deer Fly
Empis (Euempis) montiradicis James, 1942
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hercostomus coloradensis Harmston, 1952Guyanese pepper
Hermetia anthidium James & Wirth, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanagromyza cirsiolata
Melanagromyza cirsiophila Spencer, 1981Candelilla
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ophiomyia boulderensis Spencer, 1986Alkali sandmat
Ozodiceromya coloradensis James, 1936
Ozodiceromyia coloradensis James, 1936
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Ptilocera melecta (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Scatophila exilis Cresson, 1935Mosses
Tabanus gilanus Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Boulder (Boulder County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
10
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
2
Family
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