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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
462
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
222
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
37
198
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
12
90
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
23
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies
13
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
13 Genera with 28 Species
Anaphalantus Loew, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1830Shoot Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetomyia Malloch, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 19513SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18249SpeciesTaxom
Orchisia Rondani, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellia Robineau-Des..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
28 Species
Anaphalantus longicornis Macquart, 1843
Atherigona falcata Thomson, 1869
Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868Broadleaf water-milfoil
Atherigona pulla Wiedemann, 1830
Dichaetomyia cuthberstoni Emden, 1942
Dichaetomyia luteiventris Rondani, 1873
Helina coniformis Stein, 1903
Limnophora numerosa Couri & Pont, 2017
Limnophora quaterna Loew, 1852
Limnophora thomasseti Emden, 1951
Lispe barbipes Stein, 1908
Lispe maculata Stein, 1913
Lispe zumpti Paterson, 1953
Musca (Byomya) confiscata Speiser, 1924
Musca (Byomya) sorbens Wiedemann, 1830
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musca albina Wiedemann, 1830
Musca lusoria Wiedemann, 1824
Musca tempestatum Bezzi, 1908
Musca transvaalensis Zielke, 1971
Musca vitripennis Meigen, 1826Muscoid fly
Musca xanthomelas Wiedemann, 1824
Orchisia costata Meigen, 1826
Phaonia uniseriata Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Pyrellia scintillans Bigot, 1888
Spilogona aristalis Zielke, 1971
Spilogona breviaristata Couri & Pont, 2017
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly

Subnodes of Muscidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyCoenosiinae
Verrall, 1888
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMuscinae
Latreille, 1802
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMydaeinae
Verrall, 1888
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhaoniinae
Malloch, 1917
4
7
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