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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Brisbane (South East Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2003
3155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
299
2002
3155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
284
1943
3073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
1664
2749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
196
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
161
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brisbane
28 Families width 259 Species and 1 Subspecies
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Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies10SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies46SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies8SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Fergusoninidae Hennig, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies4SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies10SpeciesTaxom
Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941Pelecorhynchid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies17SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies61SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies7SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies36SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies10SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Brisbane
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
50
73
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
100
175
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
8
9
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