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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
921
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
684
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
205
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
116
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
21
91
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
19
80
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
7
27
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
3
12
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Samoa
4 Genera with 9 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1927Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1851Hairy Maggot Blow Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Melinda Robineau-Des..., 19273SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
9 Species
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) leucosticta Bezzi, 1927
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Chrysomya pacifica Kurahashi, 1991
Chrysomya varipes Macquart, 1851Small green blowfly
Hemipyrellia ligurriens Wiedemann, 1830
Hemipyrellia rhodocera Bezzi, 1927
Melinda auriceps Malloch, 1931
Melinda bisetosa Bezzi, 1927
Melinda xiphophora Bezzi, 1927

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Samoa
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
1
3
Genus
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