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Checklist for Tribe Muscini Latreille, 1802
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
493
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
428
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
175
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
51
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies
38
233
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMuscinae
Latreille, 1802
11
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMuscini
Latreille, 1802
6
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
6 Genera with 37 Species
Mitroplatia Enderlein, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 19716SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 197413SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 192612SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellia Robineau-Des..., 19713SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellina Malloch, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
37 Species
Mitroplatia abdominalis Stein, 1918
Morellia calyptrata Stein, 1913
Morellia cerciformis Zielke, 1971
Morellia curvitibia Stein, 1913
Morellia edwardsi Emden, 1939
Morellia prolectata Walker, 1861
Morellia setosa Zielke, 1971
Musca (Byomya) sorbens Wiedemann, 1830
Musca gabonensis Macquart, 1855
Musca lasiopa Villeneuve, 1936
Musca lasiophthalma (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Neomyia sororella Villeneuve, 1926
Musca lindneri Paterson, 1956
Musca lothari Zielke, 1974
Musca lusoria Wiedemann, 1824
Musca munroi Patton, 1936
Musca pseudocorvina Emden, 1939
Musca tempestatum Bezzi, 1908
Musca transvaalensis Zielke, 1971
Musca ugandae Emden, 1939
Musca wittweri Zielke, 1974
Neomyia aureopyga Malloch, 1923
Neomyia bimaculata Stein, 1918
Neomyia boyesi Zielke, 1973
Neomyia chrysopyga Emden, 1939
Neomyia dubia Malloch, 1923
Neomyia intacta Curran, 1935
Neomyia macrops Curran, 1935
Neomyia maculisquama Villeneuve, 1916
Neomyia orbitalis Stein, 1913
Neomyia rhingiaeformis Villeneuve, 1914
Neomyia rubrifacies Malloch, 1923
Neomyia sororella Villeneuve, 1926
Pyrellia acaciae Pont & Baldock, 2007
Pyrellia albocuprea Villeneuve, 1914
Pyrellia difficilis Zielke, 1971
Pyrellina ruficauda Malloch, 1923
Pyrellina versatilis Villeneuve, 1916


Links, sources and further information
Muscini at itis.gov