Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 482
6547
17544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 480
6543
17539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 464
6450
17312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 303
5522
15636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 77
810
2202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 61
655
1700 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zimbabwe
61 Families width 1700 Species and 4 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTVX
| Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 249 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973 | Athericid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 188 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 92 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 | Stalk-eyed flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glossinidae Theobald, 1903 | Tik-tik flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840) | Heleomyzid flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marginidae Mcalpine, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 104 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902 | Micro Bee Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834 | Tangle-veined flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neminidae Mcalpine, 1983 | Nobody Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurochaetidae Mcalpine, 1978 | Upside-Down Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Platypezidae Fallen, 1815 | Flat footed flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863 | Woodlouse flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 125 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 106 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 119 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 204 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Vermileonidae Williston, 1886 | Wormlion | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901 | Wood soldier flies | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Zimbabwe
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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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