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Checklist for Family Muscidae Latreille, 1802 (Face flies)
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
378
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
238
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
171
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
30
158
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
9
51
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies
15
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
15 Genera with 25 Species
Alluaudinella Giglio-Tos, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1910Shoot Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1916Tiger Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetomyia Malloch, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Haematobia Lepeletier &..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Myospila Rondani, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodomyia Pont, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Ophyra Robineau-Des..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pygophora Schiner, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
25 Species
Alluaudinella bivittata Macquart, 1843
Atherigona basitarsalis Deeming, 1987
Atherigona bimaculata Stein, 1910
Atherigona laevigata Loew, 1852
Atherigona maculipennis Stein, 1910
Coenosia exigua Stein, 1910
Coenosia hippelates Emden, 1940
Coenosia setalis Emden, 1940
Coenosia strigipes Stein, 1916
Dichaetomyia fasciculifera Stein, 1910
Haematobia exigua De Meijere, 1906Buffalo fly
Helina mediana Stein, 1910
Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Limnophora exigua Wiedemann, 1830
Lispe bengalensis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Morellia insularis Pont, 2006
Musca (Byomya) confiscata Speiser, 1924
Musca (Byomya) sorbens Wiedemann, 1830
Musca calleva Walker, 1849
Myospila compressipalpis Stein, 1910
Ocypodomyia stuckenbergi Pont, 2006
Ophyra nigrisquama Stein, 1910
Pygophora pallipalpis Stein, 1910
Pygophora respondens Walker, 1859Muscid fly
Stomoxys niger Macquart, 1851

Subnodes of Muscidae with occurrences in Seychelles
SubfamilyCoenosiinae
Verrall, 1888
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMuscinae
Latreille, 1802
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMydaeinae
Verrall, 1888
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhaoniinae
Malloch, 1917
3
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