Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 352
2671
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 351
2670
5037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2630
4959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
1988
3673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 61
376
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 46
279
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Puerto Rico
46 Families width 458 Species and 1 Subspecies #ABCDEFHLMNOPRST
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Canaceidae (Jones, 1906) | Beach flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Richardidae Snow, 1896 | Richardid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Richardiidae (Snow, 1896) | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863) | Bat flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Puerto Rico
 | | 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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