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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
1047
2666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
55
850
1790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
418
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
5
324
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
18
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
18 Genera with 51 Species
Angioneura Brauer & Ber..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 2012Bluebottle3SpeciesTaxom
Chloroprocta Wulp, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1843Hairy Maggot Blow Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly2SpeciesTaxom
Compsomyiops Townsend, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Hemilucilia Brauer, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Henriquella Bonatto & Ma..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Huascaromusca Townsend, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Laneella Pinto De Melo, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1836Greenbottle Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Melanomya Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrinella Giglio-Tos, 201915SpeciesTaxom
Myiolucilia Hall, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Neta Shannon, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Paralucilia Brauer & Ber..., 19723SpeciesTaxom
Phaenicia Robineau-Des..., 18191SpeciesTaxom
Sarconesiopsis Townsend, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
51 Species
Angioneura cyrtoneurina Zetterstedt, 1859Dark Least Blowfly
Calliphora irazuana Townsend, 1908
Calliphora peruviana (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Neta chilensis Walker, 1836
Calliphora triseta Whitworth, 2012
Chloroprocta idioidea Robineau-Des..., 1830
Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819Hairy maggot blow fly
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart, 1843Blow fly
Cochliomyia hominivorax Coquerel, 1858New World Screw-worm
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Compsomyiops calllipes Bigot, 1877
Compsomyiops fulvicrura Robineau-Des..., 1830
Compsomyiops verena Walker, 1849
Hemilucilia benoisti Seguy, 1925
Hemilucilia flavifacies Engel, 1931
Hemilucilia melusina Dear, 1985
Hemilucilia segmentaria Fabricius, 1805
Hemilucilia semidiaphana (Rondani, 1850)⇒ Hemilucilia segmentaria Fabricius, 1805
Henriquella spicata Aldrich, 1925
Huascaromusca semiflava Aldrich, 1925
Huascaromusca uniseta Aldrich, 1925
Laneella fusconitida Whitworth, 2019
Laneella perisi Mariluis, 1987
Laneella purpurea Whitworth, 2019
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia ocularis (Shannon, 1926)⇒ Lucilia purpurescens Walker, 1836
Lucilia pulverulenta Whitworth, 2014
Lucilia purpurescens Walker, 1836
Mesembrinella abaca Hall, 1948
Mesembrinella aeneiventris Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrinella bicolor Fabricius, 1893
Mesembrinella facialis Aldrich, 1922
Mesembrinella flavicrua
Mesembrinella flavicrura Aldrich, 1925
Mesembrinella nigrocoerulea Whitworth, 2019
Mesembrinella pictipennis Aldrich, 1922
Mesembrinella semiflava Aldrich, 1925
Mesembrinella socors (Walker, 1861)⇒ Mesembrinella bicolor Fabricius, 1893
Mesembrinella spicata (Aldrich, 1925)⇒ Henriquella spicata Aldrich, 1925
Mesembrinella umbrosa Aldrich, 1922
Mesembrinella uniseta Aldrich, 1925
Mesembrinella violacea Whitworth, 2019
Mesembrinella zurquiensis Whitworth, 2019
Myiolucilia fulvinota Bigot, 1877
Neta chilensis Walker, 1836
Paralucilia adespota Dear, 1985
Paralucilia fulvinota Bigot, 1877
Paralucilia paraensis Mello, 1972
Phaenicia eximia Wiedemann, 1819
Sarconesiopsis magellanica Le Guillou L..., 1842

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanomyinae
Townsend, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMesembrinellinae
Shannon, 1926
3
18
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