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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
213
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
213
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
209
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
186
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portland (Ouray County)
6 Families width 9 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portland (Ouray County)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1877Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Leucopis Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portland (Ouray County)
9 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Chrysops proclivis Osten Sacken, 1877
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Leucopis (Leucopis) argenticollis Zetterstedt, 1848Nuttall's linanthus
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Peleteria (Oxydosphyria) iterans Walker, 1849Repetitive Tachinid Fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Portland (Ouray County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
0
Family
Genus
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