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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region South Georgia (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
132
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
132
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
127
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
38
113
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Georgia
12 Families width 17 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Helcomyzidae Malloch, 1933Helcomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Georgia
17 Genera with 17 Species
Albibarbefferia Artigas & Pa..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Caliprobola Rondani, 01SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplodictya Cresson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Microcerella Macquart, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paractora Bigot, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Psellidotus Rondani, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Rachicerus Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Toropamecia Cogan, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Traginops Coquillett, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Georgia
17 Species
Albibarbefferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Caliprobola aepalius
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Hoplodictya setosa Coquillett, 1901
Leptogaster aegra Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Microcerella hypopygialis Townsend, 1915
Microdon fuscipennis Macquart, 1834
Paractora rufipes Macquart, 1844
Peloropeodes aldrichi Robinson, 1970Purple broad vetch
Phaonia pallidula Coquillett, 1902
Platypalpus tersus Coquillett, 1895
Psellidotus hieroglyphicus Olivier, 1811
Rachicerus fulvicollis Walker, 1854Nodding milkweed
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Toropamecia punctata Coquillett, 1902
Traginops irroratus Coquillett, 1900
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in South Georgia
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
2
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