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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Amazon basin (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
114
852
2096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
114
852
2096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
113
851
2095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
92
811
2056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
42
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
34
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amazon basin
4 Families width 45 Species and 4 Subspecies
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amazon basin
5 Genera with 45 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1857Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Compsiluroides Mesnil, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazon basin
45 Species and 4 Subspecies
Anthrax convexa Walker, 1857
Anthrax decemmacula Walker, 1857
Calycomyza palmaris Spencer, 1973
Compsiluroides proboscis Chao & Sun, 1992
Megaselia kolana Schmitz, 1928
Puliciphora melanis Schmitz, 1951

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Amazon basin
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
17
25
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