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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Tunapuna-Piarco (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
1030
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
967
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
32
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunapuna-Piarco
11 Families width 22 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae (Fallen, 1823)Leaf miner flies8SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
22 Genera with 22 Species
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Anastrepha Schiner, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1965Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Exastinion Wenzel, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Hyalistata Wheeler, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Peckia Robineau-Des..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Phytobia Lioy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudiastata Coquillett, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stibasoma Schiner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1794Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
22 Species
Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Anastrepha crebra Stone, 1942
Bromeloecia wolverinei Yau & Marshall, 2018
Calycomyza lantanae Frick, 1956Lantana leafmining fly
Drosophila (Drosophila) dasycnemia Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Exastinion clovisi Pessoa & Gui..., 1937
Hyalistata pallida Wheeler, 1960
Liriomyza commelinae Frost, 1931
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938Cabbage leaf miner
Liriomyza strigata Meigen, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanagromyza bidentis Spencer, 1966Rattlesnake weed
Melanagromyza eupatoriella Spencer, 1973
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Ophiomyia camarae Spencer, 1963Abrams' sandmat
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Peckia villegasi Dodge, 1966
Phytobia lantanae (Frick, 1956)⇒ Calycomyza lantanae Frick, 1956
Pseudiastata pallida Wheeler, 1960
Stibasoma euglossa (Lutz, 1915)⇒ Stibasoma flaviventre Macquart, 1848
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Tunapuna-Piarco
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
9
18
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
2
2
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