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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
1641
2732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
278
1641
2732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
263
1597
2648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1298
2284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
141
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
104
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boulder County
32 Families width 107 Species
#APSBTCMDELORHV
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies25SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies6SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies5SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886Wormlion1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boulder County
104 Genera with 107 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVX
Ablautus Loew, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Aenigmatias Meinert, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1849Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1948Bluebottle3SpeciesTaxom
Caloparyphus James, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cetema Hendel, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1884Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoexorista Townsend, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1848Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1940Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptomeigenia Brauer & von..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1893Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots4SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Gymnocarena Hering, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Hylemya Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Iteaphila Zetterstedt, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopa Brullé, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Leptometopa Becker, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1929
Eye Gnats0SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Odinia Robineau-Des..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ormia Robineau-Des..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ozodiceromya Bigot, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ozodiceromyia Bigot, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Pegoplata Schnabl & Dz..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 19802SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19902SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Psilocephala Zetterstedt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ravinia Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Seioptera Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Spiriverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Symphoromyia Frauenfeld, 1867
Rocky Mountain Bite Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1897Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1923Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Vermipardus Stuckenberg, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boulder County
107 Species
Ablautus mimus Osten Sacken, 1877
Aenigmatias coloradensis Brues, 1914
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anthrax alterna (Walker, 1849)⇒ Exoprosopini alterna Walker, 1849
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora livida Hall, 1948
Caloparyphus major Hine, 1901
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Cetema subvittatum Loew, 1863
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallifer Bigot, 1884
Chrysoexorista marginata Aldrich & We..., 1924
Chrysops fulvaster Osten Sacken, 1877Shortgrass Deer Fly
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Coenosia hippelates Emden, 1940
Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Dolichopus obcordatus Aldrich, 1893
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) montiradicis James, 1942
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Gymnocarena diffusa Snow, 1894
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hercostomus coloradensis Harmston, 1952Guyanese pepper
Hermetia anthidium James & Wirth, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Iteaphila macquarti Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Lasiopa peleteria Brullé, 1832
Lasiopogon aldrichii Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon polensis Lavigne, 1969
Leptogaster arida Cole, 1919
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptometopa halteralis Coquillett, 1900
Limnia sandovalensis Fisher & Orth, 1978
Liriomyza septentrionalis Sehgal, 1968Engelmann's evening primrose
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanagromyza cirsiolata
Melanagromyza cirsiophila Spencer, 1981Candelilla
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Mesembrina latreillii Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Odinia boletina Zetterstedt, 1848
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ophiomyia boulderensis Spencer, 1986Alkali sandmat
Ormia ochracea Bigot, 1889Primitive wingless insects
Ozodiceromya coloradensis James, 1936
Ozodiceromyia coloradensis James, 1936
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Pegoplata aestiva Meigen, 1826
Peleteria (Panzeriopsis) cornuta Curran, 1925
Pherbellia argyra Verbeke, 1967Evening trumpetflower
Pherbellia subtilis Orth & Steyskal, 1980Desert gooseberry
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus striatus Vockeroth, 1990
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Psilocephala vicina Walker, 1848
Ptilocera melecta (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Ravinia pectinata Aldrich, 1916
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scatophila exilis Cresson, 1935Mosses
Seioptera vibrans Linnaeus, 1758Dark-Tipped Wingwaver
Sepsis biflexuosa Strobl, 1893Black scavenger fly
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Spiriverpa albiceps Loew, 1869
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tabanus gilanus Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Thereva foxi Cole, 1923
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Trupanea bisetosa Coquillett, 1899
Vermipardus sathon Stuckenberg, 1995
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Boulder County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
24
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
70
75
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
6
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderVermileonomorpha
Griffiths, 1994
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Brachycera (Macquart 1834)
Brachycera (Macquart 1834)


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