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Checklist for Family Muscidae Latreille, 1802 (Face flies)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
273
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
155
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
31
133
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
11
66
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
12
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
8 Genera with 19 Species
Atherigona Rondani, 1868Shoot Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1940Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 19133SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18248SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellia Robineau-Des..., 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
19 Species
Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868Broadleaf water-milfoil
Coenosia hippelates Emden, 1940
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Limnophora numerosa Couri & Pont, 2017
Limnophora terrestris Paterson, 1955
Limnophora translucida Stein, 1913
Lispe barbipes Stein, 1908
Lispe mapaiensis Paterson, 1953
Lispe mapaoensis Paterson, 1953
Musca (Byomya) conducens Walker, 1859
Musca (Philaematomyia) crassirostris Stein, 1903
Musca albina Wiedemann, 1830
Musca freedmani Paterson, 1957
Musca hugonis Pont, 1980
Musca lusoria Wiedemann, 1824
Musca tempestatum Bezzi, 1908
Musca xanthomelas Wiedemann, 1824
Phaonia uniseriata Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Pyrellia scintillans Bigot, 1888

Subnodes of Muscidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyCoenosiinae
Verrall, 1888
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMuscinae
Latreille, 1802
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhaoniinae
Malloch, 1917
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Muscidae (Latreille 1802)
Muscidae (Latreille 1802)


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