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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
566
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
566
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
540
693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
470
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
32
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
24
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comal County
16 Families width 20 Species
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comal County
24 Genera with 20 Species
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Adoxomyia Kertesz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Archytas Jaennicke, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Boettcheria Parker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsis Loew, 1868
Banded-Wing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1956Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1823
Fruit fly0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helicobia Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hirmoneura Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neaspilota Osten-sacken, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pararchytas Brauer & von..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1936Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comal County
20 Species
Adoxomyia texana James, 1935
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Archytas (Archytas) apicifer Walker, 1849
Boettcheria latisterna Parker, 1914Stipulated cinquefoil
Coenosia leucotrichia Albuquerque, 1956
Diogmites angustipennis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Graphomya americana (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Graphomya meridionalis Townsend, 1892
Helicobia rapax Walker, 1849
Hirmoneura bradleyi Bequaert, 1920
Hirmoneura texana Cockerell, 1908
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neaspilota (Neorellia) viridescens Quisenberry, 1949Panamint milkvetch
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Paracantha culta (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Paracantha genalis Malloch, 1941
Pararchytas decisus Walker, 1849
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Tabanus abactor Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Comal County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
16
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
2
1
Family
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