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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2379
11014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1842
7421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
77 Families width 7421 Species and 30 Subspecies
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Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies33SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies116SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies29SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies757SpeciesTaxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856Asteiid Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973Athericid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Austroleptidae Nagatomi, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies167SpeciesTaxom
Braulidae Egger, 1853Bee lice1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies98SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies7SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies123SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies43SpeciesTaxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910Kelp Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies107SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostylidae Bigot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934Curtonotid flies12SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies186SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies264SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies127SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies60SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies36SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies15SpeciesTaxom
Helosciomyzidae Griffiths, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991Half-bridge flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds80SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies117SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies76SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies20SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies95SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies14SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies331SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies35SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies9SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies19SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies18SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies41SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies51SpeciesTaxom
Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906Timber flies14SpeciesTaxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914Periscelidid Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies787SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies142SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomyzidae (Mcalpine, 1966)Banana flies3SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies33SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies22SpeciesTaxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863Woodlouse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896Richardid flies56SpeciesTaxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)Picture-winged flies12SpeciesTaxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930Ropalomerid flies25SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies352SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies25SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies19SpeciesTaxom
Somatiidae Hendel, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies39SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies341SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)Bat flies24SpeciesTaxom
Syringogastridae Prado, 19697SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies568SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies527SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies948SpeciesTaxom
Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856Stretched-foot flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies271SpeciesTaxom
Teratomyzidae Hennig, 1969Fern Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)Tethinid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies41SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies3SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies7SpeciesTaxom
Zhangsolvidae Nagatomi & Yang, 19983SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Brazil
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
305
1477
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
1363
5023
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
6
119
385
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
3
55
536
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