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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Las Cruces Biological Station (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
837
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
837
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
130
833
969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
799
935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Las Cruces Biological Station
7 Families width 35 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies28SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Las Cruces Biological Station
30 Genera with 35 Species
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Adelopteromyia Schmitz, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2000Ant-decapitating Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrophorocera Townsend, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliomyia Brauer and B..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Calamiscus Borgmeier, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 20088SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1925Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotachina Brauer & Ber..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1971Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Ecitoptera Borgmeier & ..., 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudejeania Townsend, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Leschenaultia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Leskia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Lixophaga Townsend, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20069SpeciesTaxom
Myiopharus Brauer & Ber..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Neomintho Brauer & Ber..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Notochaeta Aldrich, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Stibasoma Schiner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Uramya Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Winthemia Robineau-Des..., 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Las Cruces Biological Station
35 Species
Apocephalus hispidus Borgmeier, 1958
Apocephalus spinosus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus striativentris Brown, 2000
Calamiscus cryptopalpis Borgmeier, 1960
Chonocephalus browni Disney, 2008
Chonocephalus dilatospinae Disney, 2008
Chonocephalus kreuterae Disney, 2008
Chonocephalus kungae Disney, 2008
Chonocephalus longicornis Disney, 2008
Chonocephalus necdepressus Disney, 2008
Chonocephalus raposoensis Disney, 2008
Chonocephalus vitiodepressus Disney, 2008
Chrysops melaenus Hine, 1925
Dohrniphora minerva Borgmeier, 1961
Dohrniphora pallidens Borgmeier & ..., 1975
Dohrniphora procera Borgmeier, 1960
Drosophila (Drosophila) alsophila Hardy & Kane..., 1971
Melaloncha (Melaloncha) pilula Brown, 2005
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) compressicauda Brown, 2004
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) hamata Brown, 2004
Melaloncha adusta Brown & Kung, 2006
Melaloncha berezovskiyi Brown, 2006
Melaloncha immaculata Brown, 2006
Melaloncha striatula Borgmeier, 1934
Melaloncha stylata Schiner, 1868
Melaloncha torquata Brown, 2006
Myriophora dennisoni Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora magnilabellum Hash & Brown, 2015
Neodohrniphora attae Disney, 1996
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Salpingogaster nigra Schiner, 1868
Stibasoma euglossa (Lutz, 1915)⇒ Stibasoma flaviventre Macquart, 1848
Stichillus adamsi Brues, 1924
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Winthemia pinguis Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Las Cruces Biological Station
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
27
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
2
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