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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Islands of Japan (Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
176
941
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
176
941
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
935
1667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
772
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
169
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
110
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Islands of Japan
28 Families width 180 Species
#TEDASMPCFLHR
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies43SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies12SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies28SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies8SpeciesTaxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856Asteiid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies24SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies9SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies7SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies7SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies3SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae Jones, 1906Beach flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Islands of Japan
110 Genera with 180 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTZ
Acrotaeniostola Hendel, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Actinoptera Rondani, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Amiota Loew, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Ammophilomima Enderlein, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Aneogmena Brauer & von..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Anomoia Walker, 19846SpeciesTaxom
Argyrobrithes Grunberg, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Astiosoma Duda, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1965Shoot Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19128SpeciesTaxom
Brachytarsina Macquart, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Campiglossa Rondani, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Carpophthoracidia Shiraki, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitella Malloch, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18302SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetomyia Malloch, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetophora Duda, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Disciphus Becker, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1959Fruit fly5SpeciesTaxom
Elaphromyia Bigot, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Euthyplatystoma Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Fusciludia Ito, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Gabaza Walker, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 19393SpeciesTaxom
Haematobosca Bezzi, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Halydaia Egger, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Liodrosophila Duda, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Medinodexia Townsend, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megophyra van Emden, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Merodontina Enderlein, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Metopostigma Becker, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Microdrosophila Malloch, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Muscina Robineau-Des..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Myoleja Rondani, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Nocticanace Malloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Norrbomia Papp, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1977Green Soldier Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Ophyra Robineau-Des..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Oxyaciura Hendel, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paragastrozona Shiraki, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Paramycodrosophila Duda, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Peribaea Robineau-Des..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Philophylla Rondani, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Phorticella Duda, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phylloclusia Hendel, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Pliomelaena Bezzi, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Procanace Hendel, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Protrigonometopus Hendel, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopelina Miyagi, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Pygophora Schiner, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdochaeta Meijere, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1941Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Rhochmopterum Speiser, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1938Common Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Sinops Zhang, Yang ..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Sphenella Robineau-Des..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Stegana Meigen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Steganopsis De Meijere, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1887Common horse flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tethina Haliday, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Tricharia Karl, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Zengodanus1SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Islands of Japan
180 Species
Acrotaeniostola flavoscutellata Shiraki, 1933
Acrotaeniostola helvanaca Ito, 1984Bigelow's four-o'clock
Actinoptera montana Meijere, 1924
Allotrichoma setosum Miyagi, 1977
Amiota (Amiota) kimurai Chen & Toda, 2001
Amiota (Amiota) okinawana Okada, 1971
Amiota (Amiota) sinuata Okada, 1968
Ammophilomima amamiensis Kuroda & Ohishi, 2019
Ammophilomima trifida Hsia, 1949
Aneogmena secunda Villeneuve, 1929
Anomoia amamioshimaensis Shiraki, 1968
Anomoia apicalis Ito, 1984Bigelow's four-o'clock
Anomoia belliata Ito, 1984Bigelow's four-o'clock
Anomoia okinawaensis Shiraki, 1968
Anomoia proba Ito, 1984Bigelow's four-o'clock
Anomoia tranquilla Ito, 1984Bigelow's four-o'clock
Argyrobrithes separatus Meijere, 1907
Astiosoma okinawae Sabrosky, 1957
Atherigona boninensis Snyder, 1965
Atherigona boninnensis Snyder, 1965
Atylotus angusticornis Loew, 1858
Atylotus keegani Murdoch & Ta..., 1969
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) hyalina Shiraki, 1933
Bactrocera (Gymnodacus) kuniyoshii Shiraki, 1968
Bactrocera (Paratridacus) expandens Walker, 1859
Bactrocera (Paratridacus) garciniae Bezzi, 1913
Bactrocera (Tetradacus) tsuneonis Miyake, 1919Japanese orange fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) ishigakiensis Shiraki, 1968
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) scutellata Hendel, 1912
Brachytarsina suzukii Mogi, 1976
Campiglossa iriomotensis Shiraki, 1968
Campiglossa matsumotoi Shiraki, 1968
Carpophthoracidia matsumotoi Shiraki, 1968
Cephalops boharti Hardy, 1949
Cephalops pulvillatus Kertesz, 1915
Ceratitella sobrina Zia, 1937
Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) omissa Spencer, 1961
Ceropsilopa cupreiventris Wulp, 1897
Chrysosoma crinicorne Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysosoma globiferum Wiedemann, 1830
Dacus (Callantra) ihai Shiraki, 1968
Dasyrhicnoessa tripunctata Sasakawa, 1974
Dasyrhicnoessa vockerothi Hardy & Delf..., 1980Tethinid fly
Dichaetomyia bibax Wiedemann, 1830
Dichaetomyia flavipalpis Stein, 1915
Dichaetophora surukella Okada, 1965
Dichaetophora tenuicauda Okada, 1956
Disciphus peregrinus Becker, 1911
Drosophila (Drosophila) albomicans Duda, 1924
Drosophila (Drosophila) bizonata Kikkawa & Peng, 1938Pomace fly
Drosophila (Drosophila) quadrilineata Meijere, 1911Pomace fly
Drosophila (Hirtodrosophila) seminigra (Duda, 1926)⇒ Hirtodrosophila seminigra Duda, 1926
Drosophila (Hirtodrosophila) unicolorata (Wheeler, 1959)⇒ Hirtodrosophila unicolorata Wheeler, 1959
Elaphromyia incompleta Shiraki, 1933
Ephydra japonica Miyagi, 1966
Eumerus okinawaensis Shiraki, 1930
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) jucunda Hendel, 1915
Euthyplatystoma sauteri Hendel, 1914
Fannia amamiensis Nishida, 1975
Fusciludia ensifera Ito, 1984
Gabaza albiseta Meijere, 1907Fly
Gabaza tsudai Ouchi, 1938
Graphomya rufitibia Stein, 1918
Gymnodia ascendens Stein, 1915
Gymnodia nigrogrisea Karl, 1939
Gymnodia nirogrisea Karl, 1939
Haematobosca sanguinolenta Austen, 1909
Halydaia luteicornis Walker, 1862
Hirtodrosophila paralatifrontata Bachli, 1974
Hirtodrosophila seminigra Duda, 1926
Homoneura (Homoneura) discoglauca Walker, 1860
Homoneura dicyrta Sasakawa, 1998
Homoneura furcistylis Sasakawa, 1998
Homoneura paraforcipata Sasakawa, 1998
Homoneura striatifrons Meijere, 1924Beach fly
Hyadina pulchella Miyagi, 1977
Lamyra yaeyamana Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Liodrosophila globosa Okada, 1965
Lispe consanguinea Loew, 1858Copper globemallow
Lissocephala bicolor Meijere, 1911
Lynchia amamiensis Mogi, 1977
Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916Fly
Medinodexia japonica Tachi & Huang, 2019
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megophyra multisetosa Shinonaga, 1970
Melanagromyza dolichostigma Meijere, 1922Soybean root miner
Melanagromyza ricini Meijere, 1922
Melanagromyza shirakii Sasakawa, 1997
Merodontina silvatica Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Mesembrius niveiceps Meijere, 1908
Metopia nudibasis Malloch, 1930
Metopostigma nigriantennatum Kanmiya, 1978
Microdrosophila (Microdrosophila) pleurolineata Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Microdrosophila (Microdrosphila) elongata Okada, 1965
Microdrosophila latifrons Okada, 1965
Microdrosophila submarginata Okada, 1965
Molobratia triangulata Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Musca (Byomya) confiscata Speiser, 1924
Musca (Viviparomusca) convexifrons Thomson, 1869
Muscina japonica Shinonaga, 1974
Mycodrosophila (Mycodrosophila) serrata Okada, 1986
Mycodrosophila (Mycodrosophila) wassermani Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Myoleja nigrescens Shiraki, 1968
Myoleja superflucta Enderlein, 1911
Neomyia coeruleifrons Macquart, 1851
Neomyia indica Robineau-Des..., 1830
Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830
Nocticanace peculiaris Malloch, 1933
Norrbomia tropica Duda, 1923
Notiphila canescens Miyagi, 1966
Nycteribia mikado Maa, 1967
Odontomyia okinawae Nagatomi, 1977
Ophiomyia anguliceps Malloch, 1914
Ophiomyia conspicua Spencer, 1961
Ophiomyia phaseoli Tryon, 1895Bean fly
Ophyra spinigera Stein, 1910
Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939Shore fly
Oxyaciura formosae Hendel, 1915
Paragastrozona tripunctata Shiraki, 1968
Paralimna major Meijere, 1911
Paralimna sinensis Schiner, 1868
Paramycodrosophila pictula Meijere, 1911
Parydra pacifica Miyagi, 1977
Peribaea insularis Shima, 1970
Phaonia ryukyuensis Shinonaga & ..., 1971
Philophylla nigrescens Shiraki, 1968
Philophylla okinawaensis Shiraki, 1968
Philophylla superflucta Enderlein, 1911
Phorticella (Xenophorticella) flavipennis Duda, 1929
Phylloclusia yambarensis Sueyoshi, 2009
Pliomelaena assimilis Shiraki, 1968
Pliomelaena shirouzui Ito, 1984Bigelow's four-o'clock
Poecilosomella punctipennis Wiedemann, 1824Dung fly
Procanace flaviantennalis Miyagi, 1965
Procanace grisescens Hendel, 1913
Procanace nakazatoi Miyagi, 1965
Protrigonometopus okinawanus Sasakawa, 1998
Pseudopelina setosa Miyagi, 1977
Ptecticus okinawae James, 1950
Ptecticus okinawaensis Ouchi, 1940
Ptecticus shirakii Nagatomi, 1975
Ptecticus tenebrifer Walker, 1849
Pygophora immaculipennis Frey, 1917
Pygophora lepidofera Stein, 1915
Pygophora longicornis Stein, 1918
Rhabdochaeta asteria Hendel, 1915
Rhabdochaeta naevia Ito, 1984Bigelow's four-o'clock
Rhabdochaeta pulchella Meijere, 1904
Rhagio lutifaciatus Okada, 1941
Rhamphomyia clariventris Okada, 1941
Rhochmopterum venustum Meijere, 1914
Sarcophaga (Boettcherisca) peregrina Robineau-Des..., 1830Boettcherisca peregrina
Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) seniorwhitei Bezzi, 1938
Scaptodrosophila bryani Malloch, 1934
Scaptodrosophila dorsocentralis Okada, 1965
Scaptodrosophila minima Okada, 1966
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956
Scathophaga mellipes Coquillett, 1898
Scedella formosella Hendel, 1915
Silvius shirakii Philip & Mac..., 1960
Sinops fluvialis Miyagi, 1977
Spathulina acroleuca Schiner, 1868
Sphenella sinensis Schiner, 1868Broadleaf water-milfoil
Stegana (Steganina) bacilla Chen & Aotsuka, 2004
Stegana (Steganina) ornatipes Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Steganopsis japonica Sasakawa, 1998
Stomoxys indicus Picard, 1908
Stomoxys uruma Shinonaga & ..., 1966
Tabanus amaenus Walker, 1848
Tabanus kotoshoensis Shiraki, 1918
Tabanus mandarinus Schiner, 1868
Tabanus okinawanus Shiraki, 1918
Tabanus ryukyuensis Murdoch & Ta..., 1961
Tabanus signatipennis Portschinsky, 1887
Tethina orientalis Hendel, 1934
Teuchophorus amami Bickel, 1999
Trupanea okinawaensis Shiraki, 1968
Zengodanus ishigakiensis
Zeros orientalis Miyagi, 1977

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Islands of Japan
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
93
151
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
9
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