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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
72
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
72
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
67
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
41
59
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
21
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
18
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pyramid (Arizona)
13 Families width 11 Species
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809)Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pyramid (Arizona)
18 Genera with 11 Species
Anthomyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1899Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chaetosa Coquillett, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1850Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1763Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pyramid (Arizona)
11 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Calliphora latifrons (Hough, 1899)⇒ Calliphora lilaea Walker, 1849
Chaetosa punctipes Meigen, 1826
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Hydrotaea scambus Zetterstedt, 1838
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) crassiseta Zetterstedt, 1860Leaf-Miner Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

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

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
15
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