Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
566
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 51
429
1102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Nigeria
51 Families width 1102 Species and 2 Subspecies #ABCDEGHLMNOPST
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 104 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973 | Athericid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Camillidae Frey, 1921 | Camillid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carnidae Newman, 1834 | Bird flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celyphidae Bigot, 1852 | Beetle flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Glossinidae Theobald, 1903 | Tik-tik flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840) | Heleomyzid flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Heleomyzid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Bat Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Platypezidae Fallen, 1815 | Flat footed flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 117 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Nigeria
 | | 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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