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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Mashonaland Central (Mashonaland, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
265
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
265
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
98
260
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
81
238
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
35
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
17
30
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mashonaland Central
17 Families width 28 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae (Rondani, 1856)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mashonaland Central
30 Genera with 28 Species
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Anthrax Scopoli, 1956Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Bromophila Loew, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Chyliza Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1830Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Nemoraea Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1896Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sisyrophanus Karsch, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Syllegomydas Becker, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mashonaland Central
28 Species
Anthrax cuthbertsoni Hesse, 1956
Bombomyia bombiformis Bezzi, 1921
Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794
Bromophila caffra Macquart, 1846
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) quinaria Bezzi, 1918Five-spotted fruit fly
Dacus (Didacus) chiwira Hancock, 1985
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Exhyalanthrax abruptus Loew, 1860
Exoprosopa perpulchra Bezzi, 1921
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Hemipyrellia fernandica Macquart, 1855
Laxenecera albicincta Loew, 1852
Litorhina dentiferus Bezzi, 1912
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nemoraea capensis (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Timavia capensis Schiner, 1868
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus flavipes Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Rhyncomya soyauxi Karsch, 1886
Sarcophaga exuberans Pandelle, 1896
Sisyrophanus minor Bezzi, 1924
Stomorhina cribrata Bigot, 1874
Syllegomydas (Syllegomydas) elachys Dikow, 2010
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Mashonaland Central
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
11
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
13
19
16
Families
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