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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
231
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
231
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
230
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
187
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
12
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chagos Archipelago
7 Families width 10 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chagos Archipelago
11 Genera with 10 Species
Argyrochlamys Lamb, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Bickelia Grichanov, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Distichophora Schmitz, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Therobia Brauer, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chagos Archipelago
10 Species
Argyrochlamys impudicus Lamb, 1922
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) froggatti Bezzi, 1919
Bickelia parallela Macquart, 1842
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Erax salomon (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Asilini salomon Macquart, 1838
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) splendens Le Guillou, 1842
Maira aenea Fabricius, 1805
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Ommatius salomon Macquart, 1838
Therobia abdominalis Wiedemann, 1830

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
5
4
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