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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
764
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
178
764
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
729
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
613
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
36
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Smith County (Texas)
12 Families width 25 Species
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Smith County (Texas)
24 Genera with 25 Species
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Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Camptoprosopella Hendel, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lordotus Loew, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Smith County (Texas)
25 Species
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Camptoprosopella ocellaris Townsend, 1892
Efferia benedicti Bromley, 1940
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lordotus sororculus Williston, 1893
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Notiphila loewi Cresson, 1917
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Scenopinus gossypius Kelsey, 1969American nailwort
Trupanea actinobola Loew, 1873
Trupanea californica Malloch, 1942
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Smith County (Texas)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
12
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
12
11
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