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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Sterling (Logan County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
110
306
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
110
306
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
100
287
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
77
230
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
13
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
12
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sterling (Colorado)
8 Families width 8 Species
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sterling (Colorado)
12 Genera with 8 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1851Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Parallelomma Becker, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Thricops Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sterling (Colorado)
8 Species
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora terraenovae Macquart, 1851Melon
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Parallelomma vittata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Parallelomma vittatum Meigen, 1826
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Sterling (Colorado)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
3
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
9
7
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