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Checklist for Family Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 (Filth flies)
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1306
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
889
3954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
62
654
2762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
58
570
2466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
45
341
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
7
59
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMilichiidae
Schiner, 1862
Filth flies, Freeloader Flies, Jackal flies
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
5 Genera with 11 Species
Desmometopa Loew, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Leptometopa Becker, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Milichia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Milichiella Giglio-Tos, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Pholeomyia Bilimek, 19592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
11 Species
Desmometopa inaurata Lamb, 1914Milichiid fly
Desmometopa singaporensis Kertesz, 1899Lanceleaf springbeauty
Desmometopa tarsalis Loew, 1866Fly
Desmometopa varipalpis Malloch, 1927Manchu tuber gourd
Leptometopa beardsleyi Hardy & Delf..., 1980Weakstem peperomia
Milichia orientalis Malloch, 1913Fly
Milichiella circularis Aldrich, 1931
Milichiella lacteipennis Loew, 1866Fly
Milichiella longiseta Hardy & Delf..., 1980Weakstem peperomia
Pholeomyia argyrophenga Schiner, 1868
Pholeomyia politifacies Sabrosky, 1959Professor-weed

Subnodes of Milichiidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyMadizinae
Czerny, 1909
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMilichiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Milichiidae at artfakta.se
Milichiidae at dyntaxa.se
Milichiidae at gbif.org
Milichiidae at irmng.org
Milichiidae at itis.gov