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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
547
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
546
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
136
526
725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
435
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
30
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
20
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lander County
9 Families width 17 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lander County
20 Genera with 17 Species
Aciurina Curran, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Lordotus Loew, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Nemotelus Geoffroy, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleria Garrett, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lander County
17 Species
Aciurina ferruginea Doane, 1899
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eutreta (Metatephritis) diana Osten Sacken, 1877
Eutreta (Metatephritis) pollinosa Curran, 1932
Lordotus pulchrissimus Williston, 1893
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Nemotelus (Camptopelta) albimarginatus James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Tetanocera plumosa Loew, 1847
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Trupanea nigricornis Coquillett, 1899

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Lander County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
9
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
10
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
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