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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
273
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
155
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
31
133
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
11
66
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
4
49
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
19
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
19 Genera with 40 Species
Auchmeromyia Brauer & Ber..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bengalia Robineau-Des..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830Hairy Maggot Blow Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Cordylobia Gruenberg, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 19263SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Isomyia Walker, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Paratoxophora Engel, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhyncomyia Peris, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhinia Robineau-Des..., 18432SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 19337SpeciesTaxom
Stegosoma Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Termitocalliphora Bauristhene, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Thoracites Brauer & Ber..., 19723SpeciesTaxom
Tricyclea Wulp, 19555SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
40 Species
Auchmeromyia senegalensis Macquart, 1775Congo floor maggot
Bengalia peuhi Villeneuve, 1914
Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819Hairy maggot blow fly
Chrysomya bezziana Villeneuve, 1914Fly
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya marginalis Wiedemann, 1830
Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Cordylobia anthropophaga Blanchard, 1872Skin maggot of man
Cosmina fuscipennis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Cosmina gracilis Curran, 1927
Cosmina undulata Malloch, 1926
Hemigymnochaeta laticeps Zumpt, 1953
Hemigymnochaeta unicolor Bigot, 1888
Hemipyrellia fernandica Macquart, 1855
Isomyia darwini Curran, 1938
Isomyia eos Zumpt, 1958
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Paratoxophora cuthbertsoni Engel, 1936
Phumosia lutescens Villeneuve, 1916
Pseudorhyncomyia deserticola Zumpt & Argo, 1978
Rhinia apicalis Wiedemann, 1830Fly
Rhinia nigricornis Macquart, 1843
Rhyncomya botswanae Zumpt, 1974
Rhyncomya cassotis Walker, 1849
Rhyncomya forcipata Villeneuve, 1927
Rhyncomya pruinosa Villeneuve, 1922
Rhyncomya soyauxi Karsch, 1886
Rhyncomya trispina Villeneuve, 1929
Rhyncomya tristis Seguy, 1933
Stegosoma vinculatum Loew, 1863
Stomorhina cribrata Bigot, 1874
Thoracites cingulata Bezzi, 1914
Thoracites neglectus Zumpt, 1972
Thoracites nigeriensis Zumpt, 1972
Tricyclea claripennis Seguy, 1933
Tricyclea fasciata Macquart, 1843
Tricyclea flavida Malloch, 1927
Tricyclea martini Zumpt, 1953
Tricyclea par (Zumpt, 1955)⇒ Tricyclea flavida Malloch, 1927

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhiniinae
Mello, 2003
6
17
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