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Checklist for Tribe Muscini Latreille, 1802
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
925
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
566
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
475
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
230
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
71
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies
43
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMuscinae
Latreille, 1802
17
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMuscini
Latreille, 1802
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
9 Genera with 34 Species
Curranosia Paterson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hennigmyia Peris, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 19716SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 182414SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 18787SpeciesTaxom
Polietes Rondani, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellia Robineau-Des..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellina Malloch, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
34 Species
Curranosia spekei Jaennicke, 1867
Hennigmyia zumpti Zielke, 1971
Mesembrina decipiens Loew, 1873
Morellia (Morellia) podagrica Loew, 1857
Morellia hortensia Wiedemann, 1824
Morellia natalensis Paterson, 1957
Morellia nilotica Loew, 1856
Morellia prolectata Walker, 1861
Morellia setosa Zielke, 1971
Musca (Byomya) conducens Walker, 1859
Musca (Byomya) ventrosa Wiedemann, 1830
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musca (Plaxemya) dasyops Stein, 1913
Musca aethiops Stein, 1913
Musca gabonensis Macquart, 1855
Musca lasiophthalma (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Neomyia sororella Villeneuve, 1926
Musca lusoria Wiedemann, 1824
Musca munroi Patton, 1936
Musca splendens (Pont, 1980)⇒ Pycnomalla splendens Fabricius, 1787
Musca stabulans (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Muscina stabulans Fallen, 1817
Musca vitripennis Meigen, 1826Muscoid fly
Musca xanthomelas Wiedemann, 1824
Neomyia diademata Bigot, 1878
Neomyia laxifrons Villeneuve, 1916
Neomyia peronii Robineau-Des..., 1830
Neomyia racilia Walker, 1849
Neomyia splendida Adams, 1905
Neomyia timorensis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Neomyia viola Bigot, 1878
Polietes hirticrus Meade, 1887
Pyrellia rapax Harris, 1780
Pyrellia scintillans Bigot, 1888
Pyrellina marsya Walker, 1849


Links, sources and further information
Muscini at itis.gov