Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
434
680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 69
274
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 18
33
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 14
21
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cayman Islands
14 Families width 20 Species | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae (Newman, 1834) | Stiletto flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802) | Breeze flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tethinidae Hendel, 1916 | Tethinid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Cayman Islands
21 Genera with 20 Species #ABCDEFGHMNOPST
| Andrenosoma Rondani, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachydeutera Loew, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetoclusia Coquillett, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Conioscinella Duda, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophila Fallen, 1954 | Fruit fly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Efferia Coquillet, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elcaribe Webb, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exoprosopa Macquart, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fannia Robineau-Des..., 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geratomyza Spencer, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippelates Lioy, 1940 | Eye flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanagromyza Hendel, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neogriphoneura Malloch, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Olcella Enderlein, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Palpada Macquart, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sapromyza Fallen, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenotabanus Lutz, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanus Linnaeus, 1869 | Common horse flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tethina Haliday, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Thereva Latreille, 1796 | Stiletto flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tomosvaryella Hardy, 1968 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cayman Islands
20 Species | Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912 | | | Brachydeutera neotropica Wirth, 1964 | Downy phlox | | Chaetoclusia flava Lonsdale & M..., 2006 | | | Drosophila endobranchia Carson & Whe..., 1968 | | | Drosophila stalkeri Wheeler, 1954 | Clammy groundcherry | | Efferia caymanensis Scarbrough, 1988 | | | Elcaribe obscurus Coquillett, 1893 | | | Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001 | | | Fannia polychaeta Stein, 1895 | | | Geratomyza maculata Spencer, 1973 | | | Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940 | | | Melanagromyza caerulea Malloch, 1913 | Leafminer fly | | Melanagromyza riparella Hendel, 1923 | | | Neogriphoneura corrugata de Mello & V..., 2008 | | | Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798 | | | Sapromyza rhodesiella Curran, 1938 | | | Stenotabanus jamaicensis Newstead, 1909 | | | Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859 | | | Tabanus vittiger (Thomson, 1869) | ⇒ Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859 | | Tethina cohiba Foster & Mathis, 1998 | |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Cayman Islands
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
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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