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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
456
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
456
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
118
426
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
85
347
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
12
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Potter County (Texas)
10 Families width 10 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Potter County (Texas)
12 Genera with 10 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Leptometopa Becker, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1826Waltzing Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Potter County (Texas)
10 Species
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Eurosta solidaginis Fitch, 1855Goldenrod gall fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Leptometopa halteralis Coquillett, 1900
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Ptilocera melecta (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
7
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
2
2
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