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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos Islands, Ecuador)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
468
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
467
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
123
452
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
92
406
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
40
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
36
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Cruz Island
13 Families width 30 Species
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Cruz Island
36 Genera with 30 Species
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Acrocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Archytas Jaennicke, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Besseria Robineau-Des..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
Hairy Maggot Blow Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Dipalta Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1917Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Phasia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Synthesiomyia Brauer & von..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Valentibulla Foote & Blanc, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz Island
30 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Archytas (Archytas) analis Fabricius, 1805
Besseria anthophila Loew, 1871
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Dasybasis mellicallosa Mackerras & ..., 1958
Dioctria pleuralis Banks, 1917
Dioctria vera Back, 1909
Euaresta stelligera (Coquillett, 1894)⇒ Euaresta bellula Snow, 1894
Euaresta stigmatica Coquillett, 1902
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Hemipenthes edwardsii Coquillett, 1894
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Hermetia anthidium James & Wirth, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Homoneura euaresta Coquillett, 1898
Laphria sackeni (Banks, 1917)⇒ Laphria asackeni Wilcox, 1965
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938Cabbage leaf miner
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scathophaga suillia Fabricius, 1794
Stratiomys maculosa Loew, 1866
Synthesiomyia nudiseta Wulp, 1883Fly
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly
Urophora formosa Coquillett, 1894
Valentibulla californica Coquillett, 1894

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Santa Cruz Island
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
12
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
8
18
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
3
3
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