Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region San Pedro (Houston County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 85
233
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 85
233
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 80
220
201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 62
190
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 15
26
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 11
19
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for San Pedro (Texas)
11 Families width 12 Species | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809) | Long legged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889) | Blow flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae (Macquart, 1835) | Dung flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for San Pedro (Texas)
19 Genera with 12 Species | Angiometopa Brauer & Ber..., 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901 | Ant-decapitating Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Blaesoxipha Loew, 1830 | Grasshopper Flesh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheilosia Meigen, 1894 | Blacklets | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopus Latreille, 1866 | Long-legged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exoprosopa Macquart, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hilara Meigen, 1955 | Balloon Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1819 | Greenbottle Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphorus Bigot, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megaselia Rondani, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Paralimna Loew, 1862 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Parasphaerocera Spuler, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Phymatopterella Brues, 1933 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1925 | Fire Ant Decapitating Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ravinia Robineau-Des..., 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syritta Le Peletier ..., 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Toxomerus Macquart, 1855 | Calligrapher Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trupanea Schrank, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for San Pedro (Texas)
12 Species | Angiometopa ravinia Parker, 1916 | | | Blaesoxipha (Gigantotheca) plinthopyga Wiedemann, 1830 | Flesh fly | | Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894 | | | Dolichopus platyprosopus (Loew, 1866) | ⇒ Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861 | | Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001 | | | Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955 | | | Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819) | ⇒ Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830 | | Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893 | | | Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925 | Fire ant decapitating fly | | Ravinia effrenata Walker, 1861 | | | Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842 | Mountain melonleaf | | Trupanea wheeleri Curran, 1932 | |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in San Pedro (Texas)
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
Links, sources and further information Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
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