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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
105
249
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
105
249
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
100
239
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
218
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
36
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
30
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somerset (Bexar County)
16 Families width 26 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somerset (Bexar County)
30 Genera with 26 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly3SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1776Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1758Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1847Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset (Bexar County)
26 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Chalarus spurius Fallen, 1816
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila putrida Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761Lesser house fly
Gasterophilus intestinalis De Geer, 1776Horse bot
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) carnaria Linnaeus, 1758Common flesh fly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Somerset (Bexar County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
13
25
22
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