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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Astove Island (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
17
26
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
17
26
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
15
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
13
21
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Astove Island
4 Families width 9 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Astove Island
7 Genera with 9 Species
Aegophagamyia2SpeciesTaxom
Cadrema Walker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Neavella Oldroyd, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Astove Island
9 Species
Aegophagamyia (Aegophagamyia) remota Austen, 1912
Aegophagamyia (Aegophagamyia) terticeps (Austen, 1912)⇒ Aegophagamyia remota Austen, 1912
Cadrema femorata Lamb, 1912
Exoprosopa aldabrae Greathead, 1976
Geron dilutus Bowden, 1974
Limnophora exigua Wiedemann, 1830
Musca (Byomya) sorbens Wiedemann, 1830
Musca calleva Walker, 1849
Neavella albipectus Bigot, 1859

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Astove Island
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
3
Family
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