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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
153
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
94
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
58
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
18
38
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
9
21
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
3
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
8 Genera with 12 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1851Bluebottle3SpeciesTaxom
Cyanus Hall, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eucalliphora Townsend, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1926Greenbottle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Protocalliphora Hough, 1993Bird blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
12 Species
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora livida Hall, 1948
Calliphora terraenovae Macquart, 1851Melon
Cyanus elongatus Hough, 1898
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Lucilia thatuna Shannon, 1926Green bottle fly
Phumosia matilei Zumpt & Argo, 1978
Protocalliphora parorum Sabrosky, Be..., 1989
Protocalliphora rognesi Thompson & Pont, 1993
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
2
3
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