Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 114
387
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
328
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 15
28
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 13
22
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for US Virgin Islands
13 Families width 23 Species | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for US Virgin Islands
22 Genera with 23 Species #ABCDEHLMOPST
| Anastrepha Schiner, 1998 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apachekolos Martin, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Beameromyia Martin, 1997 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bromeloecia Spuler, 2018 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier, 1923 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysotus Meigen, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dohrniphora Dahl, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Duomyia Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyseuaresta Hendel, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Efferia Coquillet, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elcaribe Webb, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxesta Loew, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exoprosopa Macquart, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterostylum Macquart, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liriomyza Mik, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megaselia Rondani, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Odinia Robineau-Des..., 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlebosotera Duda, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Puliciphora Dahl, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sobarocephala Czerny, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Townsendia Williston, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for US Virgin Islands
23 Species | Anastrepha interrupta Stone, 1942 | Schoepfia fruit fly | | Anastrepha maculata Norrbom, 1998 | | | Apachekolos tenuipes Loew, 1862 | | | Beameromyia pictipes Loew, 1862 | | | Beameromyia virginensis Scarbrough, 1997 | | | Bromeloecia undulata Yau & Marshall, 2018 | | | Bromeloecia wolverinei Yau & Marshall, 2018 | | | Chrysotus excavatus Van Duzee, 1924 | | | Chrysotus morrisoni Van Duzee, 1924 | | | Coniceromyia latimana Malloch, 1924 | | | Dohrniphora seriata Kung & Brown, 2006 | | | Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914 | | | Dyseuaresta trinotata Bates, 1934 | | | Efferia stylata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Elcaribe guanaensis Webb, 2006 | | | Euxesta thomae Loew, 1868 | Annual globemallow | | Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001 | | | Heterostylum rufum Oliver, 1789 | | | Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938 | Cabbage leaf miner | | Odinia biguttata Sabrosky, 1959 | Professor-weed | | Phlebosotera peculiaris Sabrosky, 1957 | | | Sobarocephala fumipennis Soos, 1963 | | | Townsendia argyrata Curran, 1926 | |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
 | | 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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