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Checklist for Tribe Calliphorini Macquart, 1851
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
276
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
9
134
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
3
98
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
16
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
10
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCalliphorini
Macquart, 1851
4
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
4 Genera with 16 Species
Auchmeromyia Brauer & Ber..., 17752SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 19464SpeciesTaxom
Pericallimyia Villeneuve, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Tricyclea Wulp, 19599SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
16 Species
Auchmeromyia boueti Roubaud, 1911
Auchmeromyia senegalensis Macquart, 1775Congo floor maggot
Hemigymnochaeta bequaerti Curran, 1931
Hemigymnochaeta candacia Lehrer, 2007
Hemigymnochaeta gracilis Seguy, 1933
Hemigymnochaeta roubaudi Seguy, 1946
Pericallimyia versicolor Villeneuve, 1915
Tricyclea bivittata Curran, 1927
Tricyclea deemingi Zumpt, 1973
Tricyclea dubia Zumpt, 1953
Tricyclea evanida Villeneuve, 1922
Tricyclea fasciata Macquart, 1843
Tricyclea perpendicularis Villeneuve, 1922
Tricyclea semicinerea Bezzi, 1908
Tricyclea semithoracica Villeneuve, 1922
Tricyclea voltae Rickenbach, 1959


Links, sources and further information
Calliphorini at itis.gov