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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
118
288
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
118
288
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
115
284
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
221
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
27
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension
13 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension
16 Genera with 25 Species
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20187SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1830Tiger Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dimecoenia Cresson, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Fucellia Robineaux-de..., 1845Seaweed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Telomerina Roháček, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Telostylinus Enderlein, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Thelaira Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bromeloecia abundantia Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia aculatus Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia aurita Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia brachium Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia robustora Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia triunguia Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia undulata Yau & Marshall, 2018
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Coenosia multimaculata Adams, 1905
Coenosia trina (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Coenosia multimaculata Adams, 1905
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dimecoenia tristanensis Frey, 1954
Fannia albitarsis Stein, 1911
Fucellia tergina Zetterstedt, 1845
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Hydrophorus carmichaelii Walker, 1849
Hydrophorus tristramensis
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Ornithomya parva remota Walker, 1849
Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Telomerina lanceola Rohacek, 1990
Telostylinus longicoxa Thomson, 1869

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Ascension
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
12
15
23
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