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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
477
1237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
403
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
227
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
35
208
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
12
81
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
4
54
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
6 Genera with 13 Species
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1794Hairy Maggot Blow Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Metallea Wulp, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 20026SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
13 Species
Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819Hairy maggot blow fly
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Cosmina prasina Brauer & Ber..., 1889
Hemipyrellia pulchra Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Metallea dispar Brauer & Ber..., 1891
Rhyncomya aravaensis Rognes, 2002
Rhyncomya argentata Seguy, 1933
Rhyncomya callopis Loew, 1856
Rhyncomya desertica Peris, 1951
Rhyncomya flavipes (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Rhyncomya desertica Peris, 1951
Rhyncomya yahavensis Rognes, 2002

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhiniinae
Mello, 2003
3
8
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