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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
516
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
516
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
501
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
81
422
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
26
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
18
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clark County (Nevada)
11 Families width 16 Species
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clark County (Nevada)
18 Genera with 16 Species
Apiocera Westwood, 1936Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chaetosargus Roder, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Plagiomima Brauer & von..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiomidas Osten Sacken, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clark County (Nevada)
16 Species
Apiocera aldrichi Painter, 1936
Efferia coquillettii Hine, 1919
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hermetia anthidium James & Wirth, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Ptilocera melecta (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Rhaphiomidas auratus Cazier, 1985
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scenopinus chico Kelsey, 1969American nailwort
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Clark County (Nevada)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
3
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