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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
438
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
405
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
36
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Nigeria
10 Families width 20 Species
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies10SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Nigeria
13 Genera with 20 Species
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19108SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hippocentrum Austen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Paryphodes Speiser, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Phycus Beckeri Krober, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Sepedonella1SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Nigeria
20 Species
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) ditissima Munro, 1938
Cosmina undulata Malloch, 1926
Dacus (Dacus) armatus Fabricius, 1805
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) croceus Munro, 1957
Dacus (Dacus) flavicrus Graham, 1910
Dacus (Dacus) humeralis Bezzi, 1915Perkins's fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) theophrastus Hering, 1941
Dacus (Didacus) carnesi Munro, 1984
Dacus (Didacus) fuscovittatus Graham, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) vicarians Bezzi, 1915
Hippocentrum versicolor Austen, 1908
Paryphodes similis Hendel, 1914
Phycus rufofemoralis Krober, 1933
Scenopinus cornesi Kelsey, 1984
Sepedon trichrooscelis Speiser, 1910
Sepedon umbrosa Verbeke, 1950
Sepedonella nana Verbeke, 1950
Stomoxys omega Newstead, Du..., 1907
Trirhithrum obscurum (Enderlein, 1911)⇒ Trirhithrum nigrum Graham, 1910

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in South Nigeria
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
9
17
Families
Genera
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