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Suborder Brachycera

Suborder Brachycera – Infraorder Orthorrhapha
Robber Flies, Bee Flies, Horse Flies, Stiletto Flies, Long-legged Flies, Soldier Flies, Dance Flies, Snipe Flies etc.
Laphria telecles (Asilidae: Laphriinae) Comptosia ocellata (Bombyliidae: Lomatiinae) Agapophytus quatiens (Therevidae: Agapophytinae) Hoplopeza sp. (Hybotidae: Ocydromiinae) Hilarempis sp. (Empdidae: Empidinae) Heteropsilopus ingenuus (Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae) Antissella parvidentata female (Stratiomyidae: Antissinae) Tabaninae female (Tabanidae) Ogcodes sp. (Acroceridae: Acrocerinae)

Suborder Brachycera – Infraorder Cyclorrhapha – a very large section having the remaining flies not included above.
Lindneromyia cf. fergusoni female (Platypezidae) Melangyna sp. (Syrphidae: Syrphinae) Chloromerus sp. (Chloropidae: Chloropinae) Microconops sp. (Conopidae: Conopinae) Drosophila (Dorsilopha) busckii (Drosophilidae: Drosophilinae) Hydrellia tritici (Ephydridae: Hydrelliinae) Poecilohetaerus aquilus (Lauxaniidae: Lauxaniinae) Diplogeomyza maculipennis (Heteromyzidae: Cnemospathidinae) Austrotephritis bushi (Tephritidae: Tephritinae) Calliphora (Paracalliphora) hilli female (Calliphoridae: Calliphorinae) Formosia (Euamphibolia) speciosa (Tachinidae: Dexiinae) Helina cf. addita male (Muscidae: Mydaeinae)

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