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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Willow Springs (Kern County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
182
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
182
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
171
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
157
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Willow Springs (Kern County)
6 Families width 7 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Willow Springs (Kern County)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Ablautus Loew, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Willow Springs (Kern County)
7 Species
Ablautus mimus Osten Sacken, 1877
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Willow Springs (Kern County)
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
2
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