Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 355
2533
4360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 353
2531
4358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 345
2499
4310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 233
1995
3533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 56
432
849 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 40
296
524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Windward Islands
40 Families width 524 Species and 1 Subspecies #ABCDEFHLMNOPRST
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Canaceidae (Jones, 1906) | Beach flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 163 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856 | Stretched-foot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916) | Tethinid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Windward Islands
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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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