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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
387
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
387
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
112
365
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
327
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Midland County (Texas)
10 Families width 18 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Midland County (Texas)
17 Genera with 18 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyia Meigen, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Genea Vittad., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Leucophora Robineau-Des..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Microchrysa Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paradidyma Brauer & Ber..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1872Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1821Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Midland County (Texas)
18 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Cylindromyia (Cylindromyia) binotata Bigot, 1878
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Genea (Genea) texensis Townsend, 1916
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hermetia anthidium James & Wirth, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Leucophora obtusa Zetterstedt, 1838
Microchrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758Black-horned gem
Mycodrosophila dimidiata Loew, 1862
Paradidyma affinis Reinhard, 1934Firebrat
Rhopalopterum soror Macquart, 1851
Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872Eastern Hornet Fly
Stomoxys dacnusa (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Midland County (Texas)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
13
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
2
2
Family
Genera
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