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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Silhouette Island (Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
294
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
294
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
291
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
55
283
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
20
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
9
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Silhouette Island
6 Families width 19 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies8SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Silhouette Island
9 Genera with 19 Species
Aegophagamyia1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrobrithes Grunberg, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Urodolichus Lamb, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Silhouette Island
19 Species
Aegophagamyia (Triclida) inornata Austen, 1920
Argyrobrithes albopilosus Meijere, 1907
Chrysotus seychellensis Lamb, 1922
Megaselia consueta Collin, 1912
Megaselia egena Collin, 1912
Megaselia innocens Collin, 1912
Megaselia planipes Collin, 1912
Megaselia soluta Collin, 1912
Melanagromyza candidipennis Lamb, 1912
Melanagromyza funebris Lamb, 1912
Melanagromyza metallica Thomson, 1869
Paraclius solivagus Lamb, 1922
Platypalpus lacteiseta Collin, 1922
Sciapus amplicaudatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus bilobatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus grandicaudatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus lasiophthalmus
Sciapus magnicaudatus Lamb, 1922
Urodolichus caudatus Lamb, 1922

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Silhouette Island
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
2
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
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