Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1986
3848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1983
3844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1955
3809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1398
2793 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 45
247
397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 34
194
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lesotho
34 Families width 316 Species and 1 Subspecies #ABCDEHLMNOPRSTV
| Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973 | Athericid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834 | Tangle-veined flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Vermileonidae Williston, 1886 | Wormlion | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Lesotho
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
Links, sources and further information Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
Brachycera at marinespecies.org
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