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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
223
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
65
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
17
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
6
29
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
4
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
5 Genera with 6 Species
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1914Hairy Maggot Blow Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Rhinia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 19332SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
6 Species
Chrysomya bezziana Villeneuve, 1914Fly
Cosmina viridia Townsend, 1917
Rhinia apicalis Wiedemann, 1830Fly
Rhyncomya desertica Peris, 1951
Rhyncomya nigripes Seguy, 1933
Stomorhina cribata Bigot, 1874

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhiniinae
Mello, 2003
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Calliphoridae (Brauer & Bergenstamm 1889)
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Bergenstamm 1889)


Links, sources and further information
Calliphoridae at artfakta.se
Calliphoridae at dyntaxa.se
Calliphoridae at gbif.org
Calliphoridae at irmng.org
Calliphoridae at itis.gov
Calliphoridae at marinespecies.org