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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Aberdeenshire (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
262
1375
2378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
1375
2378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
247
1339
2324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1177
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
220
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
154
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aberdeenshire
30 Families width 227 Species
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Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies24SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies8SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies17SpeciesTaxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973Athericid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies7SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies7SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862Flutter flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies8SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies17SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies57SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies10SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Aberdeenshire
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
39
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
95
150
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
3
14
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
6
10
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