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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3394
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
647
1339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
455
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio de Janeiro
49 Families width 744 Species
#ABCDEFHLMNOPRSTUX
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies3SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies72SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies34SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies31SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies9SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934Curtonotid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies5SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies10SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds14SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies66SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies7SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies3SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies4SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies15SpeciesTaxom
Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906Timber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies42SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863Woodlouse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896Richardid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930Ropalomerid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies65SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies4SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies82SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)Bat flies7SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies19SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies80SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies53SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies42SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)Tethinid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
74
106
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
37
324
474
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
2
36
83
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
21
81
Families
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