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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Fort Lauderdale (Broward County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
143
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
143
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
47
132
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
40
112
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort Lauderdale
8 Families width 9 Species
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort Lauderdale
9 Genera with 9 Species
Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1924Spittlebug Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly1SpeciesTaxom
Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1805Yellow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1855Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parasphaerocera Spuler, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Poecilominettia Hendel, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sepedonea Steyskal, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort Lauderdale
9 Species
Cladochaeta floridana Malloch, 1924
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Lucilia coeruleiviridis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Phaenicia coeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Ophiomyia abutilivora Spencer, 1986Alkali sandmat
Parasphaerocera striata Malloch, 1925
Poecilominettia punctifer Malloch, 1920
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Sepedonea lagoa Steyskal, 1951

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Fort Lauderdale
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
7
7
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