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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
280
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
280
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
79
278
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
196
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cook Islands
6 Families width 11 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae Jones, 1906Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cook Islands
10 Genera with 11 Species
Austrodrapetis Smith, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Codium Enderlein, 01SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Nocticanace Malloch, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Peckia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sarcodexia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cook Islands
11 Species
Austrodrapetis coxalis Smith, 1964
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) melanotus Coquillett, 1909
Bactrocera (Notodacus) xanthodes Broun, 1904Pacific fruit fly
Codium geppiorum
Crossopalpus cookiensis Smith, 1989
Dacus melanotus (Coquillett, 1909)⇒ Bactrocera melanotus Coquillett, 1909
Dioxyna brachybasis Hardy, 1988
Helina parvula Wulp, 1896
Nocticanace kraussi Munari, 2010
Peckia chrysostoma Wiedemann, 1830
Sarcodexia lambens Wiedemann, 1830

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Cook Islands
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
8
9
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