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Checklist for Subfamily Calliphorinae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
151
4728
39323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
106
3569
27902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
78
2562
17549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
72
2210
14558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
16
1319
7452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
6
1009
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
63
292
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
19
168
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
19 Genera with 168 Species
Acronesia Hall, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Aldrichina Townsend, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Bellardia Robineau-Des..., 1830Lineseed4SpeciesTaxom
Bufolucilia Townsend, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle39SpeciesTaxom
Cyanus Hall, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 17614SpeciesTaxom
Dyscritomyia Grimshaw, 198125SpeciesTaxom
Eucalliphora Townsend, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Francilia Shannon, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1843Greenbottle Flies40SpeciesTaxom
Melanodexia Williston, 18938SpeciesTaxom
Melanomya Rondani, 19259SpeciesTaxom
Melinda Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Onesia Robineau-Des..., 18306SpeciesTaxom
Phaenicia Robineau-Des..., 18265SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1826Attic flies8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
168 Species
Acronesia abina (Hall, 1948)⇒ Calliphora stelviana Brauer & Ber..., 1891
Acronesia alaskensis Shannon, 1923
Acronesia aldrichia Shannon, 1923
Acronesia anana (Hall, 1948)⇒ Calliphora stelviana Brauer & Ber..., 1891
Acronesia montana Shannon, 1926
Acronesia popoffana Townsend, 1908
Aldrichina grahami Aldrich, 1930
Bellardia bayeri Jacentkovsky, 1937Bayer's emerald bottle fly
Bellardia bisetosa Latreille, 1809
Bellardia townsendi Hall, 1948
Bellardia vulgaris Robineau-Des..., 1830Pale-veined Emerald-bottle
Bufolucilia elongata Shannon, 1924
Bufolucilia silvarum (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826
Bufolucilia thatuna (Shannon, 1926)⇒ Polypedilum vanderplanki Hinton, 1951
Calliphora (Calliphora) erythrocephala (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Calliphorinae erythrocephala Macquart, 1834
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora (Neocalliphora) albifrontalis Malloch, 1932Western Australian brown blowfly
Calliphora (Neocalliphora) australis Boisduval, 1835
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) augur Fabricius, 1775Bluebodied blowfly
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) forresti Norris, 1995
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) gilesi Norris, 1995
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) hilli Patton, 1925Hill´s brown blowfly
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) varifrons Hope, 1840Western Australian brown blowfly
Calliphora abina Hall, 1948
Calliphora alaskensis Shannon, 1923
Calliphora aldrichia Shannon, 1923
Calliphora alpina Zetterstedt, 1845
Calliphora anana Hall, 1948
Calliphora arta Hall, 1948
Calliphora coloradensis Hough, 1899Caryer ovale
Calliphora croceipalpis Jaennicke, 1867
Calliphora genarum Zetterstedt, 1838
Calliphora grahami (Aldrich, 1930)⇒ Aldrichina grahami Aldrich, 1930
Calliphora latifrons (Hough, 1899)⇒ Calliphora lilaea Walker, 1849
Calliphora lilaea Walker, 1849
Calliphora livida Hall, 1948
Calliphora loewi Enderlein, 1903Long-horned Bluebottle
Calliphora montana Shannon, 1926
Calliphora morticia (Shannon, 1923)⇒ Calliphora loewi Enderlein, 1903
Calliphora peruviana (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Neta chilensis Walker, 1836
Calliphora popoffana (Townsend, 1908)⇒ Calliphora genarum Zetterstedt, 1838
Calliphora praepes Giglio-Tos, 1893
Calliphora rectinervis Bigot, 1888
Calliphora rubrifrons (Townsend, 1908)⇒ Calliphora vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758
Calliphora splendida Macquart, 1846
Calliphora stelviana Brauer & Ber..., 1891Little Bluebottle
Calliphora terraenovae Macquart, 1851Melon
Calliphora terranovae Macquart, 1851
Calliphora texensis (Townsend, 1908)⇒ Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830
Calliphora transmarina Rondani, 1863
Calliphora uralensis Villeneuve, 1922Seabird Bluebottle
Calliphora viridescens Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Cyanus elongata Hough, 1898
Cyanus elongatus Hough, 1898
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Cynomya flavipalpis Macquart, 1851
Cynomya hirta (Hough, 1898)⇒ Cynomya mortuorum Linnaeus, 1761
Cynomya mortuorum Linnaeus, 1761Bluebottle blow fly
Dyscritomyia affinis Grimshaw, 1901
Dyscritomyia alta Hardy, 1981
Dyscritomyia bryani James, 1981
Dyscritomyia caudata James, 1981
Dyscritomyia claripennis Grimshaw, 1901
Dyscritomyia cuprea James, 1981
Dyscritomyia digitata James, 1981
Dyscritomyia divisa James, 1981
Dyscritomyia fasciata Grimshaw, 1901
Dyscritomyia fulgens Grimshaw, 1901
Dyscritomyia grimshawi James, 1981
Dyscritomyia hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1901
Dyscritomyia lata James, 1981
Dyscritomyia limbipennis Thomson, 1869
Dyscritomyia lucilioides Grimshaw, 1901
Dyscritomyia nigerrima James, 1981
Dyscritomyia obscura Grimshaw, 1901
Dyscritomyia pectinata James, 1981
Dyscritomyia retracta James, 1981
Dyscritomyia robusta Grimshaw, 1901
Dyscritomyia scopifera James, 1981
Dyscritomyia similis James, 1981
Dyscritomyia sternacantha James, 1981
Dyscritomyia terryi Bryan, 1934
Dyscritomyia viridis Hardy, 1981
Eucalliphora arta Hall, 1948
Eucalliphora latifrons Hough, 1899
Eucalliphora lilaea Walker, 1849Common blow fly
Francilia alaskensis (Shannon, 1924)⇒ Lucilia magnicornis Siebke, 1863
Francilia fuscipalpis Zetterstedt, 1845
Hemigymnochaeta candacia Lehrer, 2007
Hemipyrellia bougainvillia Kurahashi, 1987
Lucilia albofusca Whitworth, 2014
Lucilia australis (Townsend, 1908)⇒ Lucilia gemma Robineau-Des..., 1863
Lucilia barberi (Townsend, 1908)⇒ Lucilia sericata Meigen, 1826
Lucilia bufonivora Moniez, 1876Anuran parasite
Lucilia caeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Lucilia caesar Carolus Linn..., 1758Blow fly
Lucilia cluvia Walker, 1849
Lucilia coeruleiviridis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Phaenicia coeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia elongata (Shannon, 1924)⇒ Bufolucilia elongata Shannon, 1924
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia fuscipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1845)⇒ Lucilia magnicornis Siebke, 1863
Lucilia gemma Robineau-Des..., 1863Green bottle fly
Lucilia giraulti (Townsend, 1908)⇒ Lucilia sericata Meigen, 1826
Lucilia graphita Shannon, 1926
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia infuscata (Macquart, 1843)⇒ Phaenicia mexicana Macquart, 1843
Lucilia magnicornis Siebke, 1863
Lucilia mexicana (Macquart, 1843)⇒ Phaenicia mexicana Macquart, 1843
Lucilia morrilli (Townsend, 1908)⇒ Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781
Lucilia mutabilis Bigot, 1877
Lucilia nigriceps Macquart, 1843
Lucilia nigripalpis (Townsend, 1908)⇒ Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826
Lucilia oculata (Townsend, 1908)⇒ Lucilia gemma Robineau-Des..., 1863
Lucilia pallescens (Shannon, 1924)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia pallidibasis Bigot, 1877
Lucilia philadelphica Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lucilia problematica (Johnson, 1913)⇒ Phaenicia problematica Johnson, 1913
Lucilia pueblensis Bigot, 1877
Lucilia purpurascens Walker, 1836
Lucilia purpurea (Robineau-Des..., 1863)⇒ Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826
Lucilia purpurescens Walker, 1836
Lucilia pyrochroa Robineau-Des..., 1863
Lucilia quieta Giglio-Tos, 1893
Lucilia rectinervis (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Neomyia peronii Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Lucilia sylphida Bigot, 1877
Lucilia thatuna Shannon, 1926Green bottle fly
Lucilia unicolor (Macquart, 1843)⇒ Phaenicia mexicana Macquart, 1843
Melanodexia californica Hall, 1948
Melanodexia glabricula Bigot, 1888
Melanodexia grandis Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Melanodexia idahoensis Hall, 1948
Melanodexia nox Hall, 1948
Melanodexia satanica Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Melanodexia tristina Hall, 1948
Melanodexia tristis Williston, 1893
Melanomya abdominalis Reinhard, 1929
Melanomya bicolor Coquillett, 1899
Melanomya flavescens Reinhard, 1929
Melanomya flavipennis Coquillett, 1902
Melanomya grisea Coquillett, 1899
Melanomya mitis Reinhard, 1945
Melanomya nox Downes, 1986
Melanomya obscura Townsend, 1919
Melanomya ordinaria West, 1925
Melinda pusilla Villeneuve, 1927Blow fly
Onesia bisetosa (Hall, 1948)⇒ Bellardia vulgaris Robineau-Des..., 1830
Onesia clarki Malloch, 1927
Onesia gonideci Kurahashi & ..., 1980
Onesia townsendi (Hall, 1948)⇒ Bellardia bayeri Jacentkovsky, 1937
Onesia toxonevra Macquart, 1839
Onesia vulgaris (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Bellardia vulgaris Robineau-Des..., 1830
Phaenicia coeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Phaenicia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Phaenicia mexicana Macquart, 1843
Phaenicia problematica Johnson, 1913
Phaenicia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia sericata Meigen, 1826
Pollenia angustigena Wainwright, 1940Luckynut
Pollenia griseotomentosa Jacentkovsky, 1944Little Clusterfly
Pollenia ibalia Seguy, 1930
Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835
Pollenia labialis (Robineau-Des..., 1863)⇒ Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Pollenia vagabunda (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835

Subnodes of Calliphorinae with occurrences in North America
TribeAngioneurini
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCalliphorini
Macquart, 1851
10
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLuciliini
Shannon, 1924
6
76
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePolleniini
Shannon, 1924
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Calliphorinae at artfakta.se
Calliphorinae at itis.gov
Calliphorinae at marinespecies.org