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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Mojave Desert (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
99
340
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
99
340
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
95
326
459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
282
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mojave Desert
7 Families width 22 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mojave Desert
18 Genera with 22 Species
Ablautus Loew, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Apiocera Westwood, 1941Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Apolysis Loew, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Backomyia Wilcox & Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Euxesta Loew, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paraconsors Hall & Evenhuis, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonomoneura Bequaert, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19323SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mojave Desert
22 Species
Ablautus californicus Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Ablautus mimus Osten Sacken, 1877
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Apiocera hispida Cazier, 1941
Apolysis bicolor Melander, 1946
Apolysis mohavea Melander, 1946
Apolysis petiolata Melander, 1946
Efferia coquillettii Hine, 1919
Efferia pernicis Coquillett, 1893
Euaresta stigmatica Coquillett, 1902
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Euxesta willistoni Coquillett, 1900
Mythicomyia irrupta Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Mythicomyia ornata Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Paraconsors (Paraconsors) scutellaris Melander, 1946
Proctacanthus coquillettii Hine, 1911Chisos Mountain pricklypoppy
Pseudonomoneura californica Hardy, 1950
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly
Trupanea bisetosa Coquillett, 1899
Trupanea imperfecta (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Trupanea vitiosa Foote, 1989
Trupanea jonesi Curran, 1932

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Mojave Desert
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
11
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
6
7
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