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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
1215
3605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
912
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
781
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
391
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
5
308
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
23
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
23 Genera with 60 Species
#ABCFHILMOPRST
Angioneura Brauer & Ber..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Bengalia Robineau-Des..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1998Bluebottle4SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1843Hairy Maggot Blow Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1830New World screwworm fly6SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 18302SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Fainia Zumpt, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Hemilucilia Brauer, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Isomyia Walker, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1877Greenbottle Flies16SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrinella Giglio-Tos, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Opsodexia Townsend, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paralucilia Brauer & Ber..., 18772SpeciesTaxom
Phaenicia Robineau-Des..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopsodexia Townsend, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rhinia Robineau-Des..., 18432SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thoracites Brauer & Ber..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
60 Species
Angioneura cyrtoneurina Zetterstedt, 1859Dark Least Blowfly
Bengalia arawakia Lehrer, 2006
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora aldrichia Shannon, 1923
Calliphora maestrica Peris, Gonza..., 1998
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart, 1843Blow fly
Cochliomyia aldrichi Del Ponte, 1938
Cochliomyia hinei
Cochliomyia hominivorax Coquerel, 1858New World Screw-worm
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Cochliomyia minima Reitter, 1885Beach suncup
Cochliomyia plaei (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775
Cosmina aenea Fabricius, 1805
Cosmina fuscipennis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Fainia albitarsis Macquart, 1846
Hemigymnochaeta bequaerti Curran, 1931
Hemigymnochaeta unicolor Bigot, 1888
Hemigymnochaeta varia Hough, 1898
Hemilucilia benoisti Seguy, 1925
Hemilucilia segmentaria Fabricius, 1805
Hemilucilia semidiaphana (Rondani, 1850)⇒ Hemilucilia segmentaria Fabricius, 1805
Hemipyrellia fernandica Macquart, 1855
Isomyia distinguenda Villeneuve, 1917
Lucilia caeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Lucilia cluvia Walker, 1849
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia fayeae Whitworth, 2010
Lucilia graphita Shannon, 1926
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia lucigerens James, 1971
Lucilia mexicana (Macquart, 1843)⇒ Phaenicia mexicana Macquart, 1843
Lucilia problematica (Johnson, 1913)⇒ Phaenicia problematica Johnson, 1913
Lucilia retroversa James, 1971
Lucilia rica Shannon, 1926
Lucilia semiviolacea Bigot, 1877
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Lucilia soulouquina Bigot, 1877
Mesembrinella abaca Hall, 1948
Mesembrinella bicolor Fabricius, 1893
Mesembrinella caenozoica Cerretti, St..., 2017
Mesembrinella flavicrura Aldrich, 1925
Mesembrinella umbrosa Aldrich, 1922
Opsodexia cruciata Reinhard, 1929
Paralucilia adespota Dear, 1985
Paralucilia fulvinota Bigot, 1877
Phaenicia problematica Johnson, 1913
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Pseudopsodexia cruciata Reinhard, 1929
Rhinia apicalis Wiedemann, 1830Fly
Rhinia nigricornis Macquart, 1843
Rhyncomya nana Peris, 1951
Stomorhina rugosa Bigot, 1888

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanomyinae
Townsend, 1919
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMesembrinellinae
Shannon, 1926
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhiniinae
Mello, 2003
5
5
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