Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 380
3140
5821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 380
3140
5821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 357
3054
5696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 229
2399
4651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 48
297
621 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 34
164
265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Transvaal
34 Families width 265 Species #ABCDEHMNOPRST
| Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 | Stalk-eyed flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840) | Heleomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834 | Tangle-veined flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 | Cheese flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypezidae Fallen, 1815 | Flat footed flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863 | Woodlouse flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Transvaal
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
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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