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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Cooktown (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
1108
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
1108
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1066
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
952
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
56
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
41
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cooktown
12 Families width 53 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies15SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cooktown
41 Genera with 53 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPST
Acanthiophilus Becker, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Agapophytus Guérin-Ménev..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Amenia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1846Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Asiconops Chen, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18492SpeciesTaxom
Australoconops Camras, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Austrophilus Thompson, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 195811SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Brachyrhopala Macquart, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1954Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Dideopsis Matsumura, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Heteroconops Kröber, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Microconops Kröber, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopenthes Roberts, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Psilozona Ricardo, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1846Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thecophora Rondani, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Thereutria Loew, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Thraxan Yeates & Lam..., 19982SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooktown
53 Species
Acanthiophilus melanoxanthus Hering, 1938Spring pheasant's eye
Agapophytus australasiae Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Amenia imperialis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Anthrax incomptus Walker, 1849
Anthrax maculatus Macquart, 1846
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Austalis roederi Bergroth, 1894
Austalis smaragdi Walker, 1849
Australoconops balteus Schneider, 2010
Australoconops ocellatus Meijere, 1910
Austrophilus terraereginae Ferguson, 1926
Bactrocera (Afrodacus) jarvisi Tryon, 1927Jarvis's fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) aeroginosa Drew & Hancock, 1981
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) alyxiae May, 1953
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) breviaculeus Hardy, 1951
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) bryoniae Tryon, 1927
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) laticaudus Hardy, 1950
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) manskii Perkins & May, 1949
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) mayi Hardy, 1951
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) musae Tryon, 1927Banana fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) neohumeralis Hardy, 1951Lesser Queensland fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) robiginosa May, 1958
Brachyanax ater Roberts, 1928
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) atacta Riek, 1954
Colepia lanata Daniels, 1987
Comptosia scitula Yeates, 1991
Comptosia soror Yeates, 1991
Conops (Asiconops) australianus Camras, 1961
Conops (Asiconops) sparsus Schneider, 2010
Dacus (Callantra) pusillus (May, 1965)⇒ Bactrocera pusilla Hardy, 1983
Dideopsis aegrota Fabricius, 1805
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) suavissimus Walker, 1858
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) linocierae Hardy, 1951
Heteroconops gracilis Krober, 1915
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Ligyra satyrus Fabricius, 1775
Ligyra septentrionis Roberts, 1928
Ligyra tenebrosa Paramonov, 1967
Lispe gracilitarsis Pont, 2019
Microconops ornatus Krober, 1915
Ommatius burwelli
Paraclius neglectus Becker, 1922
Paragus (Serratoparagus) crenulatus Thompson, 1869
Pseudopenthes fenestrata Roberts, 1928
Psilozona albitarsis Ricardo, 1912
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Tabanus pallipennis (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Tabanus particaecus Hardy, 1948
Thecophora australiana Camras, 1955
Thraxan depressus Yeates & Lam..., 1998
Thraxan simulatus Yeates & Lam..., 1998
Trupanea glauca Thomson, 1869

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Cooktown
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
16
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
24
36
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