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Checklist for Family Muscidae Latreille, 1802 (Face flies)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
87
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
19
73
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
10
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies
13
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
13 Genera with 15 Species
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphia Carriker, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18175SpeciesTaxom
Ochromusca Malloch, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Ophyra Robineau-Des..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Synthesiomyia Brauer & von..., 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
15 Species
Dimorphia tristis Wiedemann, 1819
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Lispe barbipes Stein, 1908
Lispe capensis Zielke, 1971
Morellia nilotica Loew, 1856
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musca gabonensis Macquart, 1855
Musca lasiophthalma (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Neomyia sororella Villeneuve, 1926
Musca lusoria Wiedemann, 1824
Musca stabulans (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Muscina stabulans Fallen, 1817
Ophyra capensis Wiedemann, 1818
Phaonia muscinoides Emden, 1943
Phaonia virgata Stein, 1913
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Synthesiomyia nudiseta Wulp, 1883Fly

Subnodes of Muscidae with occurrences in Cape Town
SubfamilyCoenosiinae
Verrall, 1888
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMuscinae
Latreille, 1802
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMydaeinae
Verrall, 1888
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhaoniinae
Malloch, 1917
2
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