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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Fairfield (Solano County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
154
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
154
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
150
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
131
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairfield (Solano County)
7 Families width 15 Species
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairfield (Solano County)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Agromyza Fallen, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coptera Say, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Geomyza Fallen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfield (Solano County)
15 Species
Agromyza drepanura Hering, 1930
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Coptera occidentalis Muesebeck, 1980
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Geomyza tripunctata Fallen, 1823Cereal Fly
Graphomya maculata Scopoli, 1763Muscid fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Opomyza petrei Mesnil, 1934
Sepsis flavimana Meigen, 1826Durango yellowcress
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Fairfield (Solano County)
InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
12
14
Families
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