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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
151
555
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
151
555
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
523
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
438
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
38
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
25
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lafayette Parish
11 Families width 28 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies6SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lafayette Parish
25 Genera with 28 Species
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Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1916Grasshopper Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1855Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Mecynocorpus Roback, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcerella Macquart, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lafayette Parish
28 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Blaesoxipha alcedo Aldrich, 1916
Blaesoxipha rudis Aldrich, 1916
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Diaphorus canus Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Ectecephala sulcata Sabrosky, 1941
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Mecynocorpus salvum Aldrich, 1916
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microcerella scrofa Aldrich, 1916
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Oxysarcodexia ventricosa Wulp, 1895
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Lafayette Parish
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
14
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

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