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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
258
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
192
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
37 Families width 398 Species
#ABCDEFHLMNOPRSTX
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies12SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies61SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies21SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies14SpeciesTaxom
Celyphidae Bigot, 1852Beetle flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies13SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies33SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies5SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds5SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies6SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies81SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819Bat Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies14SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies27SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies27SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies44SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
52
119
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
131
244
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
3
4
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
5
27
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