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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Mitchell (Eagle County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
75
129
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
75
129
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
127
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
107
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
26
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
16
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mitchell (Eagle County)
14 Families width 14 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies0SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mitchell (Eagle County)
16 Genera with 14 Species
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Botanophila Lioy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1823
Fruit fly0SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 18302SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mitchell (Eagle County)
14 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Botanophila profuga Stein, 1916
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ophiomyia nasuta Melander, 1913
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga suillia Fabricius, 1794
Suillia convergens Walker, 1849
Suillia nemorum Meigen, 1830
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Mitchell (Eagle County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
12
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
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