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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
592
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
592
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
154
562
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
112
473
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
44
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
31
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Walker County (Texas)
13 Families width 34 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies6SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Walker County (Texas)
31 Genera with 34 Species
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Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1887Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pelomyiella Hendel, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthella Bromley, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1821Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Walker County (Texas)
34 Species
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Leptogaster eudicrana Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Mallophora fautrix Osten-sacken, 1887
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microdon (Dimeraspis) globosus Fabricius, 1805
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Parydra appendiculata Loew, 1878
Proctacanthella cacopiloga Hine, 1909
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Pseudacteon spatulatus Malloch, 1912
Ptilocera melecta (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Rhagoletis completa Cresson, 1929Husk maggot
Scatella marinensis Cresson, 1935
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Trupanea bisetosa Coquillett, 1899
Xylomya americana Wiedemann, 1821

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Walker County (Texas)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
18
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
5
Family
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