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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
227
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
227
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
219
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
193
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Independence (Washington County Texas)
5 Families width 10 Species
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Independence (Washington County Texas)
10 Genera with 10 Species
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1848Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Procecidochares Hendel, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Independence (Washington County Texas)
10 Species
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Procecidochares minuta Snow, 1894
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Trupanea bisetosa Coquillett, 1899

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Independence (Washington County Texas)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
6
6
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