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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
289
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
207
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
29
181
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
11
88
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
3
58
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
16
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
16 Genera with 37 Species
Bengalia Robineau-Des..., 19143SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830Hairy Maggot Blow Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 19262SpeciesTaxom
Fainia Zumpt, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Isomyia Walker, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1914Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neocordylobia Villeneuve, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pericallimyia Villeneuve, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 19166SpeciesTaxom
Rhinia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Stegosoma Loew, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Tricyclea Wulp, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Vanemdenia Peris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
37 Species
Bengalia aliena Malloch, 1927
Bengalia gaillardi Sourcouf & G..., 1912
Bengalia peuhi Villeneuve, 1914
Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819Hairy maggot blow fly
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya marginalis Wiedemann, 1830
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Cosmina griseoviridis Bezzi, 1914
Cosmina petiolata Malloch, 1926
Fainia elongata Bezzi, 1908
Hemigymnochaeta apicifera Curran, 1931
Hemigymnochaeta candacia Lehrer, 2007
Hemigymnochaeta unicolor Bigot, 1888
Hemipyrellia fernandica Macquart, 1855
Isomyia occidentalis Peris, 1951
Isomyia terminata Wiedemann, 1830
Isomyia tristis Bigot, 1888
Lucilia infernalis Villeneuve, 1914
Neocordylobia tauffiebi Zumpt, 1958
Pericallimyia perlata Walker, 1861
Phumosia colei Zumpt, 1970
Phumosia gambiensis Villeneuve, 1916
Phumosia imitans Villeneuve, 1916
Phumosia lutescens Villeneuve, 1916
Phumosia mallochi Zumpt, 1956
Phumosia pseudolucilia Villeneuve, 1916
Rhinia apicalis Wiedemann, 1830Fly
Rhyncomya cassotis Walker, 1849
Stegosoma bowdeni Peris, 1951
Stegosoma vinculatum Loew, 1863
Tricyclea bivittata Curran, 1927
Tricyclea evanida Villeneuve, 1922
Tricyclea fasciata Macquart, 1843
Tricyclea perpendicularis Villeneuve, 1922
Tricyclea unipuncta Curran, 1927
Vanemdenia africana Peris, 1951

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhiniinae
Mello, 2003
6
10
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