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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
615
1002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
615
1002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
595
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
503
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
36
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
23
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Washoe County
9 Families width 20 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Washoe County
23 Genera with 20 Species
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Ablautus Loew, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Aciurina Curran, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1942Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myelaphus Bigot, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washoe County
20 Species
Ablautus basini Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Aciurina bigeloviae Cockerell, 1890
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cordilura marginata Malloch, 1931
Cuterebra jellisoni Curran, 1942
Efferia basini Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eutreta (Metatephritis) diana Osten Sacken, 1877
Eutreta (Metatephritis) oregona Curran, 1932
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Myelaphus lobicornis Osten-sacken, 1877
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Ptilocera melecta (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Terellia (Cerajocera) occidentalis Snow, 1894
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Washoe County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
11
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
11
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
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