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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro Forest Reserve, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
622
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
622
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
609
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
434
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kilimanjaro
11 Families width 16 Species
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kilimanjaro
13 Genera with 16 Species
Brachycrotaphus Krauss, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Mydaselpis Bezzi, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pterandrus Bezzi, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kilimanjaro
16 Species
Brachycrotaphus sjostedti Uvarov, 1932East African Sword Grasshopper
Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus Fischer, 1853Savanna Grasshopper
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Hyperechia consimilis Wood, 1874
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Mydaselpis ngurumani Dikow, 2010
Pachylophus contractus Becker, 1910
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus flavipes Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus punctifemur Sabrosky, 1945
Philoliche (Ommatiosteres) elongata Ricardo, 1908
Phumosia callipyga Villeneuve, 1914
Sepedon trichrooscelis Speiser, 1910
Systropus snowi Adams, 1905

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Kilimanjaro
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
7
11
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