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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
529
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
529
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
109
510
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
459
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
17
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
11
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jefferson County (Texas)
6 Families width 9 Species
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jefferson County (Texas)
11 Genera with 9 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jefferson County (Texas)
9 Species
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
9
7
Families
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