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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Tahiti (Society Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
254
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
254
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
246
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
213
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
23
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tahiti
6 Families width 19 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies8SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tahiti
13 Genera with 19 Species
Achradocera Coquillett, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1944Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1868Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Pholeomyia Bilimek, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tahiti
19 Species
Achradocera insularis Cole, 1917
Allograpta (Allograpta) nigripilosa Hull, 1944
Amblypsilopus pallidicornis Grimshaw, 1901Fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kirki Froggatt, 1911
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) inornatus Parent, 1933
Chrysotus incertus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dacus dorsalis (Hendel, 1912)⇒ Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Drosophila (Sophophora) coffeina Schiner, 1868
Geron (Geron) europacificus Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Geron) fusciscelis Evenhuis, 1979
Melanostoma polynesiotes Mengual & Ra..., 2018
Pholeomyia politifacies Sabrosky, 1959Professor-weed
Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932Blueberry maggot
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Rhagoletis zephyria Snow, 1894
Syritta aenigmatopatria Hardy, 1964Aridland peperomia

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Tahiti
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
9
13
Families
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