Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Caribbean (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 657
12365
38331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 653
12348
38295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 627
12188
37884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 383
9584
30287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 92
1536
5192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 72
1215
3605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Caribbean
72 Families width 3605 Species and 7 Subspecies #ABCDEFHLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 178 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 311 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973 | Athericid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 117 | Species | Taxom | | Braulidae Egger, 1853 | Bee lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Canaceidae (Jones, 1906) | Beach flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Carnidae Newman, 1834 | Bird flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 94 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 295 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 170 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 124 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840) | Heleomyzid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 117 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906 | Timber flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 191 | Species | Taxom | | Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 | Cheese flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Platypezidae Fallen, 1815 | Flat footed flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopomyzidae (Mcalpine, 1966) | Banana flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863 | Woodlouse flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Richardidae Snow, 1896 | Richardid flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Richardiidae (Snow, 1896) | Picture-winged flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930 | Ropalomerid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 174 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Somatiidae Hendel, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 102 | Species | Taxom | | Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863) | Bat flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Syringogastridae Prado, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 258 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 145 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 375 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856 | Stretched-foot flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 128 | Species | Taxom | | Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916) | Tethinid flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Vermileonidae Williston, 1886 | Wormlion | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901 | Wood soldier flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810 | Awl-flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Caribbean
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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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