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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
107
304
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
107
304
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
300
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
241
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Frio County
6 Families width 9 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Frio County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1984Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Lespesia Robineau-Des..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mystacella Reinhard, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Frio County
9 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius quirinus Evenhuis, 1984
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Lespesia texana Webber, 1930
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Mystacella frioensis Reinhard, 1922
Pyrgota maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Stenopogon texanus (Bromley, 1931)⇒ Scleropogon texanus Bromley, 1931

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Frio County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
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