BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
BRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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| Family | ACROCERIDAE (spider-parasite flies) | 2 | |||
| Family | ASILIDAE (robber flies, assassin flies) | 12 | 52 | 84 | 3 |
| Family | BOMBYLIIDAE (bee flies) | 4 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| Family | DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies) | 15 | 23 | 65 | 12 |
| Family | EMPIDIDAE (dance flies, dagger flies) | 13 | 36 | 78 | 9 |
| Family | HYBOTIDAE | 3 | |||
| Family | RHAGIONIDAE (snipe flies, down-looker fly) | 6 | 43 | 81 | 3 |
| Family | SCENOPINIDAE (window flies) | 2 | |||
| Family | STRATIOMYIDAE (soldier flies) | 15 | 36 | 113 | 2 |
| Family | TABANIDAE (horseflies, deerflies, gad flies, stouts, clegs) | 9 | 79 | 170 | 7 |
| Family | THEREVIDAE (stiletto flies) | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| Family | XYLOMYIIDAE | 3 | |||
| Family | XYLOPHAGIDAE | 1 | 3 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Stubbs, A.E. & Drake, M., 2001 | British Soldierflies and their Allies |
| Stubbs, A.E., in prep. | Brachycera keys (in prep) |
| Verrall, G.H., 1909 | Statiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 14 general literature references to BRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
BRACHYCERA may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 4 feeding and other relationships of BRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
