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Checklist for Tribe Muscini Latreille, 1802
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
1047
2666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
55
850
1790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
418
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
6
65
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies
45
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMuscinae
Latreille, 1802
16
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMuscini
Latreille, 1802
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
8 Genera with 9 Species
Biopyrellia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 19004SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Polietina Schnabl & Dz..., 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcopromusca Townsend, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Xenomorellia Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
9 Species
Biopyrellia bipuncta Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrina nigribasis Kuchta & Savage, 2008
Morellia basalis Walker, 1853
Morellia bipuncta Wiedemann�..., 1830
Morellia flavicornis Macquart, 1848
Morellia nigricosta Hough, 1900
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830
Sarcopromusca pruna Shannon & Ponte, 1926


Links, sources and further information
Muscini at itis.gov