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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
282
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
282
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
273
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
251
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pasadena (Harris County Texas)
5 Families width 7 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pasadena (Harris County Texas)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1981Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pasadena (Harris County Texas)
7 Species
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Homoneura (Homoneura) occidentalis Malloch, 1920Striated locust lobster
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Pasadena (Harris County Texas)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
4
4
Families
Genera
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