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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
87
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
19
73
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
10
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
4
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
8 Genera with 15 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1867Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830Hairy Maggot Blow Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Rhinia Robineau-Des..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 19272SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Tricyclea Wulp, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
15 Species
Calliphora croceipalpis Jaennicke, 1867
Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819Hairy maggot blow fly
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Chrysomya regalis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Phumosia nigroviolacea Villeneuve, 1916
Phumosia nudiuscula Bigot, 1888
Rhinia coxendix Villeneuve, 1915
Rhyncomya diversicolor Seguy, 1933
Rhyncomya minutalis Villeneuve, 1927
Stomorhina armatipes Malloch, 1926
Stomorhina lunata Fabricius, 1805Locust Blowfly
Tricyclea perpendicularis Villeneuve, 1922

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Cape Town
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
3
7
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