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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Tuvalu (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
37
85
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
37
85
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
82
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
24
53
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
17
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuvalu
6 Families width 14 Species
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae (Macquart, 1835)Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuvalu
9 Genera with 14 Species
Atherigona Rondani, 1897Shoot Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19342SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Phasmaphleps Bickel, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonapomyza Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuvalu
14 Species
Atherigona vittata Rainbow, 1897
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) passiflorae Froggatt, 1911Fijian fruit fly
Chrysosoma complicatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma molestum Parent, 1934
Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761Lesser house fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musca dawsoni Rainbow, 1897
Musca fieldi Rainbow, 1897
Musca nigricruris Rainbow, 1897
Musca vetustissima Walker, 1849Australian bush fly
Ophiomyia atralis Spencer, 1961
Ophiomyia cornuta De Meijere, 1910Leafminer fly
Phasmaphleps pacifica Bickel, 2006
Pseudonapomyza spicata Malloch, 1914Leafminer fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Tuvalu
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
7
11
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