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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region San Salvador (Bahamas)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
99
403
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
99
403
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
388
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
336
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
31
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
23
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Salvador
15 Families width 20 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Salvador
23 Genera with 20 Species
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Amblyonychus Hermann, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1981Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogramma Jacoby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1962Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Fidena Walker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Himantigera James, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1819Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Macromya Robineau-Des..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Neotaracia Foote, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Physoconops Szilady, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Salvador
20 Species
Amblyonychus trapezoidalis Bellardi, 1861
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Beameromyia insularia Martin, 1957
Ceriana fabricii Thompson, 1981
Chrysogramma interposita
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Drapetis naevia Rogers, 1983
Drosophila canalinioides Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila gentica Wheeler & Ta..., 1962
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Fidena opaca Brèthes, 1910
Geron salmonus Scarbrough &..., 1985
Hemipenthes bigradatus Loew, 1869
Leptogaster bahamiensis Scarbrough, 1996
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830
Macromya crocata Reinhard, 1968Diplurans
Neotaracia unimacula Foote, 1979
Ommatius hanebrinki Scarbrough &..., 1983
Taeniaptera munda Wulp, 1897
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in San Salvador
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
11
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
10
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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