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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Mahé (Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
126
543
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
126
543
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
122
533
859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
429
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
86
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
34
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mahé
16 Families width 59 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies21SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae (Latreille, 1802)Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mahé
34 Genera with 59 Species
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Acropsilus Mik, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Acrosticta Loew, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Afrotethina Munari, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Amygdalops Lamb, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Argyrochlamys Lamb, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1940Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Craterophorus Lamb, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Eutropha Loew, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyza Fallen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lordotus Loew, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Mascaromyia Bickel, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 191213SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Plastophora Brues, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhicnoessa Malloch, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tinda Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Urodolichus Lamb, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mahé
59 Species
Acropsilus errabundus Lamb, 1922
Acrosticta apicalis Williston, 1896Picture-winged fly
Acrosticta exsul (Lamb, 1914)⇒ Acrosticta apicalis Williston, 1896
Afrotethina aurisetulosa Lamb, 1914
Allotrichoma argentipraetexta Lamb, 1912
Amygdalops thomasseti Lamb, 1914Shasta buckwheat
Argyrochlamys impudicus Lamb, 1922
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Chrysotus seychellensis Lamb, 1922
Coenosia hippelates Emden, 1940
Conops (Conops) ornatus (Williston, 1892)⇒ Conops bigoti Brunetti, 1925
Cophinopoda pulchripes Bigot, 1859
Craterophorus mirabilis Lamb, 1922
Craterophorus mirus Lamb, 1921
Craterophorus permirus Lamb, 1922
Crossopalpus angustata Collin, 1922
Crossopalpus basalis Collin, 1922
Cryptophleps nigrihalteratus Lamb, 1922
Cryptophleps ochrihalteratus Lamb, 1922
Dasyrhicnoessa vockerothi Hardy & Delf..., 1980Tethinid fly
Drapetis angustata Collin, 1922
Drapetis basalis Collin, 1922
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) seychellarum Bezzi, 1915
Eutropha noctilux Walker, 1859
Heteromyza eriphides (Walker, 1849)⇒ Heteromyza oculata Fallen, 1820
Lordotus divisus Cresson, 1919
Mascaromyia leptogaster Thomson, 1869
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia brevis Collin, 1912
Megaselia consueta Collin, 1912
Megaselia egena Collin, 1912
Megaselia extans Collin, 1912
Megaselia frontata Collin, 1912
Megaselia innocens Collin, 1912
Megaselia invenusta Collin, 1912
Megaselia latinervis Collin, 1912
Megaselia media Collin, 1912
Megaselia planipes Collin, 1912
Megaselia soluta Collin, 1912
Megaselia spreta Collin, 1912
Megaselia viduata Collin, 1912
Paraclius solivagus Lamb, 1922
Placopsidella scotti Lamb, 1912
Plastophora aculeipes Collin, 1912
Pseudorhicnoessa rattii Munari, 1981
Sciapus bilobatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus grandicaudatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus indistinctus Stein, 1895
Sciapus lasiophthalmus
Sciapus librativertex
Sciapus magnicaudatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus pollicifer Lamb, 1922
Stichopogon (Stichopogon) inaequalis Loew, 1847
Sympycnus violaceus Lamb, 1922
Tachytrechus seychellensis Lamb, 1922
Tinda indica Walker, 1851
Urodolichus caudatus Lamb, 1922
Urodolichus gracilis Lamb, 1922
Zeros fractivirgata Lamb, 1912

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Mahé
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
17
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
16
29
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