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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Darjeeling (West Bengal, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
883
1613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
883
1613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
132
879
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
777
1495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
42
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Darjeeling
12 Families width 20 Species
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Darjeeling
18 Genera with 20 Species
Anaxandra Stål, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Bengalia Robineau-Des..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 02SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1974Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1898Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Picrometopus Frey, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeurina De Meijere, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1915Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Subcyrtus Brunetti, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1964Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darjeeling
20 Species
Anaxandra hamata Reuter, 1881
Anaxandra nigrocornuta Reuter, 1881
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Astochia hindostani Ricardo, 1919
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) biguttata Bezzi, 1916
Bengalia escheri Bezzi, 1913
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) bicoloripes Brunetti, 1913
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) ferruginea
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Haematopota hardyi Stone & Philip, 1974
Laphria fulva (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Lamyra fulva Meigen, 1804
Laphria gilvoides Wulp, 1898
Microstylum albolimbatum Wulp, 1898
Philoliche varipes Ricardo, 1911
Platypalpus ferrugineus Brunetti, 1913
Pseudeurina indica Cherian, 1997
Scedella cyana Walker, 1849
Sphegina bispinosa Brunetti, 1915
Subcyrtus splendens Brunetti, 1926
Thereva brunettii Hollis, 1964

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Darjeeling
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
2
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