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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
250
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
250
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
237
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
229
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Detroit (Red River County)
5 Families width 11 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Detroit (Red River County)
8 Genera with 11 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly3SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1821Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Detroit (Red River County)
11 Species
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila robusta Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Xylomya americana Wiedemann, 1821

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Detroit (Red River County)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
4
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