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Checklist for Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
223
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
65
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
17
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
6
29
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
12
25
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afrotropical
1 Family width 25 Species
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afrotropical
12 Genera with 25 Species
Atherigona Rondani, 1971Shoot Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Brontaea Kowarz, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1903Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eudasyphora Townsend, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 18662SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18307SpeciesTaxom
Lispocephala Pokorny, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Orchisia Rondani, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
25 Species
Atherigona acutipennis Villeneuve, 1922
Atherigona naqvii Steyskal, 1966
Atherigona soccata Rondani, 1871Cholam fly
Atherigona yorki Deeming, 1971
Brontaea ruficornis Malloch, 1923
Brontaea subtilis Stein, 1909
Coenosia attenuata Stein, 1903Hunter fly
Eudasyphora cyanella Meigen, 1826Fly
Gymnodia tonitrui Wiedemann, 1824
Hydrotaea chalcogaster Wiedemann, 1824House fly
Limnophora exigua Wiedemann, 1830
Limnophora obsignata Rondani, 1866
Lispe bengalensis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lispe bivittata Stein, 1909
Lispe geniseta Stein, 1909
Lispe leucospila Wiedemann, 1830
Lispe lowei Ringdahl, 1922
Lispe nivalis Wiedemann, 1830
Lispe nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Lispocephala pectinata Stein, 1900
Morellia hortensia Wiedemann, 1824
Musca (Byomya) conducens Walker, 1859
Musca (Byomya) ventrosa Wiedemann, 1830
Musca callvea Walker, 1849
Orchisia costata Meigen, 1826

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in Afrotropical
FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies, Stable flies, Tsetse flies
12
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Muscoidea at artfakta.se
Muscoidea at dyntaxa.se
Muscoidea at marinespecies.org