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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region San Rafael (Marin County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
212
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
212
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
77
209
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
62
189
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
23
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
14
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Rafael (Marin County)
9 Families width 10 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Rafael (Marin County)
14 Genera with 10 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Aspilota Foerster, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Epalpus Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hygrocelenthus1SpeciesTaxom
Nemomydas Curran, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Rachicerus Walker, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Trichopoda Berthold, 1897Feather-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Rafael (Marin County)
10 Species
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Aspilota fuscicornis Haliday, 1838
Conophorus fenestratus Osten Sacken, 1877
Eudioctria media Banks, 1917
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hygrocelenthus afflictus
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Rachicerus honestus Osten Sacken, 1877
Trichopoda (Trichopoda) indivisa Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in San Rafael (Marin County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
8
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
5
4
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