Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
717
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 148
717
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 145
712
1235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
612
1141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 22
121
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 18
116
284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Namaqualand
18 Families width 284 Species | Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 172 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834 | Tangle-veined flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Namaqualand
 | | 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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