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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
120
386
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
120
386
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
367
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
322
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
16
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grand County (Colorado)
9 Families width 13 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grand County (Colorado)
14 Genera with 13 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1848Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grallipeza Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pherbecta Steyskal, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Psilocephala Zetterstedt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Stephanotrypeta Hendel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 2005Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grand County (Colorado)
13 Species
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Pherbecta limenitis Steyskal, 1956Coast whitethorn
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) holarcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Psilocephala vicina Walker, 1848
Stephanotrypeta taeniaptera Bezzi, 1923
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) latifibula Frey, 1924
Thereva webbi Holston & Irwin, 2005

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Grand County (Colorado)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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