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Checklist for Subsection Calyptratae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Calyptrate muscoids)
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
 


List of families for Nigeria
9 Families width 347 Species
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies8SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies53SpeciesTaxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903Tik-tik flies7SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies9SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds8SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies112SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819Bat Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies32SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies117SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Calyptratae with occurrences in Nigeria
SuperfamilyHippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
3
6
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMuscoidea
Latreille, 1802
3
30
129
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOestroidea
Leach, 1815
3
98
202
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom