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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
113
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
99
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
20
50
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
17
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
9
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
5
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
5 Genera with 9 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1867Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830Hairy Maggot Blow Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 18862SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
9 Species
Calliphora croceipalpis Jaennicke, 1867
Chrysomya barbigera Bigot, 1888
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya regalis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Phumosia nudiuscula Bigot, 1888
Rhyncomya pictifacies (Bigot, 1888)⇒ Rhyncomya soyauxi Karsch, 1886
Rhyncomya soyauxi Karsch, 1886
Stomorhina lunata Fabricius, 1805Locust Blowfly
Stomorhina melanorhina (Bigot, 1888)⇒ Stomorhina lunata Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhiniinae
Mello, 2003
1
2
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