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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
379
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
379
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
365
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
331
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
12
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jefferson Parish
8 Families width 11 Species
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jefferson Parish
12 Genera with 11 Species
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1903Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1848Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jefferson Parish
11 Species
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Medetera isobellae Bickel, 1985
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781House fly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tabanus nefarius Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Tabanus proximus (Walker, 1848)⇒ Tabanus taeniola Palisot de B..., 1806

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Jefferson Parish
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
8
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
3
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