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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
61
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
61
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
41
60
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
42
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cocos Islands
7 Families width 12 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cocos Islands
11 Genera with 12 Species
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Cymatopus Kertesz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1849Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mimegralla Rondani, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ortalis Merrem, 1869Chachalacas1SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Triclista Enderlein, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cocos Islands
12 Species
Amblypsilopus pectinatum
Amblypsilopus pectinatus De Meijere, 1910
Chrysosoma abruptum Walker, 1859
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Cymatopus cheesmani Parent, 1934
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) damastor Walker, 1849
Mimegralla cocoensis Mcalpine, 1998
Olfersia aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
Ortalis dispila Thomson, 1869
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Triclista guttata Donovan, 1805

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Cocos Islands
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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