Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region La Selva Biological Station (Cordillera Volcanica Central, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 244
2546
4105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 243
2545
4105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 231
2505
4047 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 177
2220
3782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 44
267
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 35
217
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for La Selva Biological Station
35 Families width 310 Species #ABCDEHLMNOPRSTUX
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864 | Aulacigastrid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906 | Timber flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 134 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Richardidae Snow, 1896 | Richardid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930 | Ropalomerid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863) | Bat flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Syringogastridae Prado, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901 | Wood soldier flies | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in La Selva Biological Station
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
Links, sources and further information Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
Brachycera at marinespecies.org
|
