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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
104
232
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
104
232
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
103
231
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
119
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
25
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Line Islands
12 Families width 20 Species
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856Asteiid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Line Islands
17 Genera with 20 Species
Asteia Meigen, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1965Shoot Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcidomorphina Enderlein, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1972Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hostis Cresson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Lathyropthalmus1SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Philophylla Rondani, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Scholastes Loew, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Line Islands
20 Species
Asteia acrosticalis Sabrosky, 1957
Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868Broadleaf water-milfoil
Atherigona tobi Snyder, 1965
Chalcidomorphina planes James, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Chrysosoma complicatum Becker, 1922
Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931Tethinid fly
Dorilas (Eudorylas) hiatus (Hardy, 1956)⇒ Eudorylas mutillatus Loew, 1858
Drosophila (Sophophora) nesoetes Bock & Wheeler, 1972
Graptomyza oceanica Shiraki, 1963
Hemipyrellia tagaliana Bigot, 1877
Hostis guamensis Cresson, 1945Shore fly
Lathyropthalmus lutescens
Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939Shore fly
Philophylla taylori Malloch, 1939
Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901Lanceleaf springbeauty
Placopsidella marquesana Malloch, 1933Shore fly
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa
Scholastes lonchifer Hendel, 1914
Scholastes palmyra Curran, 1936
Stomorhina discolor Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Line Islands
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
15
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
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