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Checklist for Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
87
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
19
73
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
10
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
5 Families width 24 Species
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies15SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
19 Genera with 24 Species
Anthomyia Meigen, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphia Carriker, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 17942SpeciesTaxom
Fucellia Robineaux-de..., 1868Seaweed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18175SpeciesTaxom
Nephoneura McLachlan, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ochromusca Malloch, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Ophyra Robineau-Des..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Synthesiomyia Brauer & von..., 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
24 Species
Anthomyia maculigena Stein, 1913
Anthomyia tempestatum Wiedemann, 1830
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Dimorphia tristis Wiedemann, 1819
Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761Lesser house fly
Fannia scalaris Fabricius, 1794Caliptrate fly
Fucellia capensis Schiner, 1868
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Lispe barbipes Stein, 1908
Lispe capensis Zielke, 1971
Morellia nilotica Loew, 1856
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musca gabonensis Macquart, 1855
Musca lasiophthalma (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Neomyia sororella Villeneuve, 1926
Musca lusoria Wiedemann, 1824
Musca stabulans (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Muscina stabulans Fallen, 1817
Nephoneura capensis Fabricius, 1781
Ophyra capensis Wiedemann, 1818
Phaonia muscinoides Emden, 1943
Phaonia virgata Stein, 1913
Scathophaga soror Wiedemann, 1818
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Synthesiomyia nudiseta Wulp, 1883Fly

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in Cape Town
FamilyAnthomyiidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Anthomyiid flies, Cabbage flies, Flower flies, Maggots, Root maggots, Root-maggot flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFanniidae
Schnabl & Dziezicki, 1911
Latrine flies, Little house flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeleomyzidae
Westwood, 1840
Heleomyzid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies, Stable flies, Tsetse flies
13
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScathophagidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Dung flies, dung fly, Dung-Flies, Scats
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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