Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 131
509
601 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 131
509
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 127
498
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 97
452
544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 26
65
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 20
38
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for St. Thomas
20 Families width 38 Species and 1 Subspecies | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889) | Blow flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for St. Thomas
38 Genera with 38 Species #ACDEHLMOPRST
| Anastrepha Schiner, 1998 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenosoma Rondani, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Apallates Sabrosky, 1980 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758 | Bluebottle | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier, 1923 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775 | New World screwworm fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenosia Meigen, 1775 | Tiger Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Conioscinella Duda, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Coproica Rondani, 1861 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dohrniphora Dahl, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Duomyia Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Elliponeura Loew, 1869 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurhabdus Aldrich, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxesta Loew, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exoprosopa Macquart, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Harmstonia Robinson, 1964 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Helina Robineau-Des..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogaster Meigen, 1963 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810 | Grass fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826 | Greenbottle Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphorus Bigot, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megaselia Rondani, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ommatius Wiedemann, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoctona Speiser, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oscinella Becker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peckia Robineau-Des..., 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlebosotera Duda, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypalpus Macquart, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834 | Attic flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | Puliciphora Dahl, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptomyza Hardy, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sobarocephala Czerny, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenotabanus Lutz, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850 | Common horse flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trachyopella Duda, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopsomyia Williston, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Thomas
38 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anastrepha interrupta Stone, 1942 | Schoepfia fruit fly | | Anastrepha maculata Norrbom, 1998 | | | Andrenosoma lewisi Farr, 1965 | | | Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Blow Fly | | Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue bottle fly | | Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775 | Secondary screw worm fly | | Coenosia tigrina Fabricius, 1775 | | | Coniceromyia latimana Malloch, 1924 | | | Dohrniphora seriata Kung & Brown, 2006 | | | Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914 | | | Eurhabdus jamaicensis Farr, 1973 | | | Euxesta thomae Loew, 1868 | Annual globemallow | | Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001 | | | Helina evecta Harris, 1780 | Muscid fly | | Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Leptogaster jamaicensis Farr, 1963 | | | Leptogaster martini Farr, 1963 | | | Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810 | Small Grass Fly | | Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826 | Blow fly | | Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) | ⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830 | | Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826 | Common toad fly | | Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893 | | | Ommatius jamaicensis Farr, 1965 | | | Ornithoctona erythrocephala Leach, 1817 | | | Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758 | Frit fly | | Peckia chrysostoma Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Phlebosotera peculiaris Sabrosky, 1957 | | | Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864 | | | Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834) | ⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834 | | Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847 | Pomace Fly | | Sobarocephala fumipennis Soos, 1963 | | | Stenotabanus stigma completus Walker, 1848 | | | Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794 | Striped horse fly | | Tabanus oculus Walker, 1848 | | | Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821 | Greenhead | | Tabanus tinctus Walker, 1850 | | | Trachyopella (Trachyopella) nuda Rohacek & Ma..., 1986 | Fly | | Trichopsomyia antillensis Thompson, 1981 | |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in St. Thomas
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Links, sources and further information Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
Brachycera at marinespecies.org
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