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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Soquel (Santa Cruz County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
219
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
219
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
215
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
211
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
32
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
30
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Soquel
10 Families width 37 Species
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies19SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Soquel
30 Genera with 37 Species
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Adia Robineau-Des..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1866Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichota Kowarz, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1775
Down-looker0SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1922Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Trypanaresta Hering, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Soquel
37 Species
Adia cinerella Fallen, 1825
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Bombylius (Bombylius) lancifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Copestylum (Phalacromya) mexicanum Macquart, 1842Mexican Cactus Fly
Copestylum (Volucellosia) marginatum Say, 1829
Cydistomyia brachypalpus Trojan, 1991
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Eutrichota affinis Stein, 1898
Eutrichota nigrifemur Stein, 1918
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hydrotaea ignava Harris, 1780
Liriomyza baccharidis Spencer, 1963Abrams' sandmat
Liriomyza stachyos Spencher, 1981Candelilla
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tephritis californica Doane, 1899
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis Curran, 1922
Trupanea californica Malloch, 1942
Trypanaresta flava Adams, 1904

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Soquel
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
24
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
0
Family
Genus
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