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Checklist for Tribe Muscini Latreille, 1802
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
1215
3605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
912
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
781
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
391
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
6
53
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies
37
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMuscinae
Latreille, 1802
16
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMuscini
Latreille, 1802
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
9 Genera with 19 Species
Archaeopolietes Pont & de Ca..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Biopyrellia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18306SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parapyrellia Townsend, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Polietina Schnabl & Dz..., 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellina Malloch, 18612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
19 Species
Archaeopolietes tertiaria A. C. Pont, 1997
Biopyrellia bipuncta Wiedemann, 1830
Morellia basalis Walker, 1853
Morellia bipuncta Wiedemann�..., 1830
Morellia flavicornis Macquart, 1848
Morellia flora Bigot, 1878
Morellia maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Morellia ochricornis Wiedemann, 1830
Musca (Musca) atrifrons Bigot, 1888
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musca afra Paterson, 1956
Musca hirta (Drury, 1773)⇒ Thereva nobilitata Fabricius, 1775
Musca rudis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794
Musca vicina (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Calliphora vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830
Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830
Parapyrellia maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Pyrellia vivida Robineau-Des..., 1830
Pyrellina distincta Walker, 1853
Pyrellina inventrix Walker, 1861


Links, sources and further information
Muscini at itis.gov