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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Phoenix (Maricopa County, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
679
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
679
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
138
665
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
567
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
36
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
33
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Phoenix
12 Families width 34 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies9SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae (Zetterstedt, 1837)Brine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Phoenix
33 Genera with 34 Species
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Aciurina Curran, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Apiocera Westwood, 1982Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Blondelia Robineau-Des..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1849Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Heterostylum Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lordotus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Metatrichia Coquillett, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Microlynchia Lutz, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Parascatella Cresson, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Zonosemata Benjamin, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Phoenix
34 Species
Aciurina mexicana Aczel, 1953
Apiocera chiltonae Cazier, 1982
Blondelia arizonica Townsend, 1915
Chalcosyrphus anthreas Walker, 1849
Chrysanthrax edititius Say, 1829
Euaresta bellula Snow, 1894
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Heterostylum robustum Osten Sacken, 1877Bomber Fly
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lordotus gibbus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Metatrichia bulbosa Osten Sacken, 1877
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Microlynchia pusilla Speiser, 1902
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Poecilanthrax willistoni Coquillett, 1887Sand dune bee fly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scenopinus albifasciatum Hardy, 1944
Scenopinus electus Adams, 1904
Scenopinus reciprocatus Kelsey, 1971American nailwort
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901
Trupanea nigricornis Coquillett, 1899
Trupanea pseudovicina Hering, 1947
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864
Zonosemata vittigera Coquillett, 1899

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Phoenix
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
12
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
20
19
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