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Checklist for Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2379
11014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1842
7421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
1363
5023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
55
1160
3526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
772
1971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
6
94
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
6 Families width 425 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies29SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies36SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies15SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies331SpeciesTaxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)Picture-winged flies12SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in Brazil
FamilyAnthomyiidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Anthomyiid flies, Cabbage flies, Flower flies, Maggots, Root maggots, Root-maggot flies
11
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFanniidae
Schnabl & Dziezicki, 1911
Latrine flies, Little house flies
2
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeleomyzidae
Westwood, 1840
Heleomyzid flies
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies, Stable flies, Tsetse flies
69
331
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRichardiidae
Snow, 1896
Picture-winged flies
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScathophagidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Dung flies, dung fly, Dung-Flies, Scats
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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