Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Assumption Island (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 40
72
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 40
72
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 40
72
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
65
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 14
29
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 10
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Assumption Island
10 Families width 13 Species | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Assumption Island
12 Genera with 13 Species | Borophaga Enderlein, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerodontha Rondani, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delia Robineau-Des..., 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachiptera Macquart, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helina Robineau-Des..., 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megaselia Rondani, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794 | Attic flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophaga Meigen, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympycnus Loew, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxomerus Macquart, 1823 | Calligrapher Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Assumption Island
13 Species | Borophaga clavata Loew, 1866 | | | Cerodontha (Icteromyza) longipennis Loew, 1869 | | | Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Carolina vetch | | Delia platura Meigen, 1826 | Bean seed fly | | Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863 | | | Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898 | | | Plagiostenopterina ruficeps Hendel, 1912 | | | Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835 | | | Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834) | ⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834 | | Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794 | Awkward Clusterfly | | Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823 | | | Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861 | | | Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823 | Eastern Calligrapher |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Assumption Island
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
Links, sources and further information Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
Brachycera at marinespecies.org
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