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Suborder of flies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Brachycera are a suborder of the order Diptera.[1][2] It is a major suborder consisting of around 120 families.[3] Their most distinguishing characteristic is reduced antenna segmentation.
Brachycera Temporal range: | |
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Tachina praeceps | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Suborder: | Brachycera Zetterstedt 1842 |
Infraorders | |
A summary of the main physical characteristics is:
Brachyceran flies can also be distinguished through behavior. Many of the species are predators or scavengers.
The structure of subgroups within the Brachycera is a source of much confusion and controversy; many of the names used historically (e.g., Orthorrhapha) have not been used in decades, but still persist in textbooks, checklists, faunal catalogs, and other sources. Additionally, most recent classifications no longer use the Linnaean ranks for taxa (e.g., the Tree of Life Web Project), and this creates its own set of problems.
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