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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Northern Territory (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
418
4068
8951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
4061
8947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
3990
8816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
3053
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
453
1117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
344
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Territory
48 Families width 785 Species and 6 Subspecies
#ABCDEHLMNOPRST
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies21SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies42SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies75SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies24SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)Beach flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies17SpeciesTaxom
Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916Chiromyid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies6SpeciesTaxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910Kelp Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies86SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies29SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies24SpeciesTaxom
Helosciomyzidae Griffiths, 19720SpeciesTaxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991Half-bridge flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds6SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies16SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies65SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies2SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819Bat Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies35SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863Woodlouse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies30SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies15SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies36SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies55SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies24SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies78SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)Tethinid flies6SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies20SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Northern Territory
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
92
257
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
233
458
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
9
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
10
55
Family
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