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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
100
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
67
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
41
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
16
41
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
7
17
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
3
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
7
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
7 Genera with 6 Species
Bengalia Robineau-Des..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
Hairy Maggot Blow Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Stasisia Surcouf, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
6 Species
Bengalia gaillardi Sourcouf & G..., 1912
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Hemigymnochaeta candacia Lehrer, 2007
Hemipyrellia fernandica Macquart, 1855
Rhyncomya nigeria Curran, 1931
Stasisia rodhaini Gedoelst, 1910

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Benin
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhiniinae
Mello, 2003
1
1
Genus
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