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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Cretaceous (Mesozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
716
2912
4886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
714
2906
4881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
2692
4605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
1695
3023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
438
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
143
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cretaceous
35 Families width 239 Species
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Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies2SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Apsilocephalidae Nagatomi & al., 19912SpeciesTaxom
Archisargidae Rohdendorf, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Atelestidae Hennig, 197014SpeciesTaxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973Athericid flies7SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chimeromyiidae Grimaldi & C..., 20098SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies24SpeciesTaxom
Eremochaetidae Ussatchov, 196818SpeciesTaxom
Hilarimorphidae Hendel, 1936Hilarimorphid flies6SpeciesTaxom
Ironomyiidae McAlpine & M..., 1966Ironic flies23SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies8SpeciesTaxom
Opetiidae Rondani, 1856Flat-footed flies4SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies18SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies14SpeciesTaxom
Protapioceridae Ren, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionemestriidae Ussatchov, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies25SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciadoceridae (Schmitz, 1929)1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies6SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies9SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886Wormlion2SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Zhangsolvidae Nagatomi & Yang, 19986SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Cretaceous
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
15
56
86
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
34
66
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
5
30
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderVermileonomorpha
Griffiths, 1994
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyArchisargidae
Rohdendorf, 1962
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChimeromyiidae
Grimaldi & Cumming, 2009
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEremochaetidae
Ussatchov, 1968
7
18
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