Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 401
3514
6584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 400
3513
6582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3451
6458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 243
2759
5315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
407
904 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 47
298
533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
47 Families width 533 Species and 1 Subspecies #ABCDEFHLMNOPRSTUX
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906 | Timber flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Richardidae Snow, 1896 | Richardid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Richardiidae (Snow, 1896) | Picture-winged flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930 | Ropalomerid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Somatiidae Hendel, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863) | Bat flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Syringogastridae Prado, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 148 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901 | Wood soldier flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
 | | 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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