Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Port of Spain (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 69
176
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 69
176
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 67
173
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 53
154
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 15
24
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 10
15
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Port of Spain
10 Families width 16 Species | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Streblidae Kolenati, 1863 | Bat flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906 | Timber flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834) | Big headed flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Anthomyiid flies | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Port of Spain
15 Genera with 16 Species | Anastrepha Schiner, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophila Fallen, 1962 | Fruit fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1982 | Gnat Ogres | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megistopoda Kolenati, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctiliostrebla | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophthalmus Thunberg, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Parapyrellia Townsend, 1915 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrichobius Lima, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pipunculus Latreille, 1802 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sepedomerus Steyskal, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sepedonea Steyskal, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strebla Wiedemann, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Tricharia Karl, 1928 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trichobioides Wenzel, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichobius Gervais, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Port of Spain
16 Species | Anastrepha serpentina Wiedemann, 1830 | Dark fruit fly | | Drosophila pictura Wasserman, 1962 | | | Holcocephala vallestris Ayala, 1982 | | | Megistopoda aranea Coquillett, 1899 | | | Noctiliostrebla maai Wenzel, 1966 | | | Pantophthalmus planiventris Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Pantophthalmus tabaninus Thunberg, 1819 | | | Paratrichobius longicrus Ribeiro, 1907 | | | Sepedomerus trinidadensis Steyskal, 1951 | | | Sepedonea isthmi Steyskal, 1951 | | | Strebla guajiro Garcia & Casal, 1965 | | | Strebla hertigi Wenzel, 1966 | | | Strebla wiedemanni (Kolentai, 1856) | ⇒ Trichobius yunkeri Wenzel, 1966 | | Trichobioides perspicillatus Pessoa & Galvao, 1937 | | | Trichobius costalimai Guimaraes, 1938 | | | Trichobius joblingi Wenzel, 1966 | |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Port of Spain
 | | 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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