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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Portland (Multnomah County, Oregon, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
73
173
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
73
173
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
71
169
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
143
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portland (Oregon)
10 Families width 11 Species
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae (Latreille, 1802)Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portland (Oregon)
10 Genera with 11 Species
Anthomyia Meigen, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1994Grasshopper Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1877Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Leucopis Meigen, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Zodion Latreille, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portland (Oregon)
11 Species
Anthomyia procellaris Rondani, 1866Long-spine acacia
Blaesoxipha arktozophos Pape, 1994
Chrysops proclivis Osten Sacken, 1877
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Leucopis (Leucopis) argenticollis Zetterstedt, 1848Nuttall's linanthus
Leucopis piniperda Malloch, 1921Paha
Opacifrons grandis Spuler, 1924
Syntormon oregonensis Harmston & K..., 1942
Tetanocera (Chaetotetanocera) robusta Loew, 1847
Urophora (Urophora) quadrifasciata Meigen, 1826Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly
Zodion intermedium (Banks, 1916)⇒ Zodion andersoni Krober, 1936

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Portland (Oregon)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
7
8
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