Brachycera

Brachycera
Temporal range: Callovian–Present
Tachina praeceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Zetterstedt 1842
Infraorders

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.

  1. ^ "BRACHYCERA | 1 Definitions of Brachycera - YourDictionary". www.yourdictionary.com. Your Dictionary. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Suborder Brachycera - Flies (Order: Diptera) - Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES)". www.amentsoc.org. Amateur Entomologists Society. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Brachycera". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 October 2020.