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Checklist for Subsection Calyptratae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Calyptrate muscoids)
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
973
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
973
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
947
1322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
746
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
100
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
64
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
40
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
16
33
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
4
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for U.S. Virgin Islands
4 Families width 13 Species
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies8SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
12 Genera with 13 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly1SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1775Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Microlynchia Lutz, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Peckia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Retrocitomyia Lopes, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricharaea Thomson, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
13 Species
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Coenosia tigrina Fabricius, 1775
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Helina evecta Harris, 1780Muscid fly
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Microlynchia pusilla Speiser, 1902
Ornithoctona erythrocephala Leach, 1817
Peckia chrysostoma Wiedemann, 1830
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834

Subnodes of Calyptratae with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands
SuperfamilyHippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMuscoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOestroidea
Leach, 1815
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom