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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Congo basin (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
270
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
61
269
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
269
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
267
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
28
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
26
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo basin
14 Families width 50 Species
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies22SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies7SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903Tik-tik flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo basin
26 Genera with 50 Species
#ACDEGHLMPST
Argyrobrithes Grunberg, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Celidodacus Hendel, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Chaetonerius Hendel, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Clitodoca Loew, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dasydorylas Skevington, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetomyia Malloch, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 195010SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1912Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Glossina Wiedemann, 1911Tik-tik1SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1856Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Lulodes Enderlein, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Mimegralla Rondani, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Paryphodes Speiser, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Peltacanthina Enderlein, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Peribaea Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1892Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Thecocarcelia Townsend, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Tricyclea Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo basin
50 Species
Argyrobrithes argenteus Grunberg, 1915
Celidodacus coloniarum Speiser, 1915
Cephalops (Cephalops) candidulus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops bellulus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops lubuti Curran, 1929
Cephalops ruandensis Hardy, 1950
Cephalops visendus Hardy, 1950
Chaetonerius apicalis Walker, 1849
Chaetonerius latifemur Enderlein, 1922
Clitodoca fenestralis Macquart, 1843Signal Fly
Dasydorylas dorsalis Hardy, 1950
Dichaetomyia serena Stein, 1906
Dichaetomyia serens Stein, 1906
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) fuscicornis Karsch, 1887
Eudorylas decorus Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas excisus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas falcatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas galeatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas ghesquierei Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas inornatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas libratus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas mikenensis Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas unanimus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas wittei Hardy, 1950
Gasterophilus ternicinctus Gedoelst, 1912
Glossina fuscipleuralis Austen, 1911
Haematopota decora Walker, 1856
Hybomitra confiformis Chvala & Moucha, 1971
Lulodes seriatopunctatu Enderlein, 1924
Microcephalops angustifacies Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops conspectus Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops damasi Hardy, 1950
Mimegralla africana Bigot, 1886
Paryphodes modestus Bezzi, 1914
Paryphodes similis Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina bicolor Bezzi, 1908
Peltacanthina magnifica Walker, 1849
Peltacanthina stictica Fabricius, 1805
Peribaea orbata Wiedemann, 1830
Philodicus temerarius Walker, 1851
Stichopogon punctus Loew, 1851
Stomoxys omega Newstead, Du..., 1907
Tabanus conformis (Walker, 1848)⇒ Hybomitra confiformis Chvala & Moucha, 1971
Tabanus par Walker, 1854
Tabanus zoulouensis Bigot, 1892
Thecocarcelia acutangulata Macquart, 1850
Tomosvaryella africana Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella congoana Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella latitarsis Hardy, 1950
Tricyclea bifrons Malloch, 1929

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Congo basin
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
20
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
5
Family
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