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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
329
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
329
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
323
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
265
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
38
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
28
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Virgin Islands
14 Families width 22 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Virgin Islands
28 Genera with 22 Species
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Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1994Grasshopper Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1940Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Diathoneura Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Elcaribe Webb, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Gonioxyna Hendel, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Heterostylum Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosina Marshall & Buck, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Lipochaeta Coquillett, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Micomitra Bowden, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Monochaetoscinella Duda, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Neogriphoneura Malloch, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Virgin Islands
22 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Beameromyia virginensis Scarbrough, 1997
Blaesoxipha mona Pape, 1994
Coenosia hippelates Emden, 1940
Coniceromyia latimana Malloch, 1924
Diathoneura tanyptera Duda, 1925
Dohrniphora seriata Kung & Brown, 2006
Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914
Efferia stylata Fabricius, 1775
Elcaribe abdominalis Fabricius, 1805
Elcaribe anguilla Webb, 2006
Elcaribe bifidus Webb, 2006
Elcaribe guanaensis Webb, 2006
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Gonioxyna conopea (Dirlbek & Di..., 1972)⇒ Campiglossa quadriguttata Hendel, 1927
Heterostylum ferrugineum Fabricius, 1805
Lepidosina angusticercus Marshall & Buck, 2007
Micomitra parvicellula Bezzi, 1921
Minettia (Minettia) desmometopa De Meijere, 1907
Monochaetoscinella anonyma Williston, 1896Fly
Neogriphoneura corrugata de Mello & V..., 2008
Plesiomma lineatum Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in British Virgin Islands
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
9
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
19
11
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