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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
297
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
213
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Guiana
34 Families width 333 Species and 1 Subspecies
#ABCDEILMOPRSTV
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies69SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies16SpeciesTaxom
Celyphidae Bigot, 1852Beetle flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies12SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies13SpeciesTaxom
Inbiomyiidae Buck, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies9SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies7SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies3SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906Timber flies8SpeciesTaxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914Periscelidid Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies31SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863Woodlouse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896Richardid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930Ropalomerid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies11SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies19SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies53SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies16SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886Wormlion1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in French Guiana
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
51
98
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
132
161
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
3
11
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
18
53
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderVermileonomorpha
Griffiths, 1994
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