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Checklist for Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
121
2306
11234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
91
1547
6940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
68
1158
5335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
973
4099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
483
1822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
6
140
987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
6 Families width 987 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies299SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies70SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies84SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies459SpeciesTaxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)Picture-winged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies71SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyAnthomyiidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Anthomyiid flies, Cabbage flies, Flower flies, Maggots, Root maggots, Root-maggot flies
34
299
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFanniidae
Schnabl & Dziezicki, 1911
Latrine flies, Little house flies
2
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeleomyzidae
Westwood, 1840
Heleomyzid flies
23
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies, Stable flies, Tsetse flies
53
459
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRichardiidae
Snow, 1896
Picture-winged flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScathophagidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Dung flies, dung fly, Dung-Flies, Scats
26
71
Genera
Species

Taxom



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