AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
142
535
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
142
535
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
519
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
437
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
38
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
21
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Andaman Islands
11 Families width 34 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies10SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819Bat Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Andaman Islands
21 Genera with 34 Species
#ABCDEHIMNOPSTZ
Astochia Becker, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 20136SpeciesTaxom
Brachycara Thomson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopodia Kolenati, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1983Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19932SpeciesTaxom
Isomyia Walker, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Nigritomyia Bigot, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1993Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1927Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1991Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Zeugodacus Hendel, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andaman Islands
34 Species
Astochia shishodiai Joseph & Parui, 1993
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) albistrigata Meijere, 1911White striped fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) andamanensis Kapoor, 1971
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) carambolae Drew en Hancock, 1994Carambola fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) limbifera Bezzi, 1919
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) melastomatos Drew & Hancock, 1994
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) ranganathi Drew & Romig, 2013
Brachycara ventralis Thomson, 1869
Chrysosoma loriseta Parent, 1934
Cyclopodia horsfieldi Meijere, 1899
Dacus (Callantra) eumenoides Bezzi, 1916
Dacus (Callantra) insulosus Drew & Hancock, 1998
Drosophila (Sophophora) andamanensis Gupta & Ray-..., 1970
Drosophila neotrapezifrons Ranganath, K..., 1983
Exoprosopa andamanica Pal, 1991
Heligmonevra andamanensis Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heligmonevra mehtai Joseph & Parui, 1993
Isomyia coerulana Townsend, 1917
Musca (Byomya) conducens Walker, 1859
Musca (Ptilolpis) inferior Stein, 1909
Musca planiceps Wiedemann, 1824
Nigritomyia andamanensis Das, Sharma,..., 1984
Ommatius mitrai Joseph & Parui, 1993
Promachus pseudocontractus Joseph & Parui, 1993
Ptilocera continua Walker, 1851Cow cabbage
Sarcophaga (Boettcherisca) karnyi Hardy, 1927
Scedella cyana Walker, 1849
Stichopogon oldroydi Joseph & Parui, 1993
Tabanus andamanensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tabanus andamanicus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus subbasalis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tabanus subcrassus Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Thyridanthrax keiseri Francois, 1968
Zeugodacus incisus Walker, 0

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Andaman Islands
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
9
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
4
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