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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
188
858
1205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
188
858
1205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
179
835
1170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
706
996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
41
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for El Paso County (Colorado)
13 Families width 27 Species
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies9SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for El Paso County (Colorado)
26 Genera with 27 Species
#BCEHMNOPSTU
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1884Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1877Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Neaspilota Osten-sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Otites Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 19052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Paso County (Colorado)
27 Species
Basilia forcipata Ferris, 1924
Brachyopa vacua Osten Sacken, 1875
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallifer Bigot, 1884
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops fulvaster Osten Sacken, 1877Shortgrass Deer Fly
Cyrtopogon pulcher Back, 1909
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Euaresta festiva Loew, 1862
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Exoprosopa dodrans Osten Sacken, 1877
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hybomitra aatos Philip, 1941
Musca ascarides Scudder, 1877
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Otites stigma Hendel, 1911
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pyrgota shewelli Steyskal, 1978
Stomoxys dacnusa (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Trupanea radifera Coquillett, 1899
Urophora (Urophora) affinis (Frauenfeld, 1857)⇒ Urophora hispanica Strobl, 1905
Urophora (Urophora) hispanica Strobl, 1905

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in El Paso County (Colorado)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
19
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
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