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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Pasadena (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
505
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
505
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
128
495
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
98
449
596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pasadena
9 Families width 16 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pasadena
14 Genera with 16 Species
Acemya Robineau-Des..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Apiocera Westwood, 1877Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1935Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1981Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nemomydas Curran, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiomidas Osten Sacken, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pasadena
16 Species
Acemya plankii Walton, 1915
Apiocera haruspex Osten Sacken, 1877
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Chrysops clavicornis Brennan, 1935
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eudioctria doanei Melander, 1924
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Holopogon stellatus Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Homoneura (Homoneura) occidentalis Malloch, 1920Striated locust lobster
Nemomydas pantherinus Gerstaecker, 1868
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Rhaphiomidas acton Coquillett, 1891
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) elmoi Takada, 1970Pomace fly
Scaptomyza nigrita Wheeler, 1952Ivyleaf groundcherry

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Pasadena
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
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