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Checklist for Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
477
1237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
403
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
227
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
35
208
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
12
81
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
17
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
5 Families width 48 Species
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies42SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
17 Genera with 48 Species
Atherigona Rondani, 1826Shoot Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Brachycrotaphus Krauss, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1903Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18262SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 19116SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 184713SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18268SpeciesTaxom
Myospila Rondani, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Neolimnophora Schnabl, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1866Beet leafminer2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellia Robineau-Des..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
48 Species
Atherigona acutipennis Villeneuve, 1922
Atherigona laevigata Loew, 1852
Atherigona theodori Hennig, 1963
Atherigona tritici Pont & Deeming, 2001
Atherigona varia Meigen, 1826Broom-corn stem-maggot fly
Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus Fischer, 1853Savanna Grasshopper
Coenosia attenuata Stein, 1903Hunter fly
Cordilura flava Wiedemann, 1830
Delia hirticrura Rondani, 1871Onion fly
Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761Lesser house fly
Gymnodia eremophila Brauer & Ber..., 1894
Gymnodia flavescens Stein, 1903
Helina calceata Rondani, 1866
Helina clara Meigen, 1826
Limnophora exigua Wiedemann, 1830
Limnophora obsignata Rondani, 1866
Limnophora pallitarsis Stein, 1903
Limnophora piliseta Stein, 1919
Limnophora plumiseta (Stein, 1911)⇒ Limnophora piliseta Stein, 1919
Limnophora setinerva Schnabl, 1911
Lispe armipes (Becker, 1903)⇒ Lispe bengalensis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lispe bengalensis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lispe caesia Meigen, 1826
Lispe cilitarsis Loew, 1856
Lispe halophora Becker, 1903
Lispe kowarzi Becker, 1903
Lispe leucocephala Loew, 1856
Lispe lowei Ringdahl, 1922
Lispe nivalis Wiedemann, 1830
Lispe nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Lispe pectinipes Becker, 1903Fly
Lispe rigida Becker, 1903
Lispe scalaris Loew, 1847
Morellia nilotica Loew, 1856
Musca (Byomya) confiscata Speiser, 1924
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musca albina Wiedemann, 1830
Musca callvea Walker, 1849
Musca capito Lichtenstein, 1796
Musca chrysostoma (Lichtenstein, 1796)⇒ Dexiosoma caninum Fabricius, 1781
Musca mesoleuca Lichtenstein, 1796
Musca nobilis (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Thereva nobilitata Fabricius, 1775
Myospila paradoxalis Stein, 1903
Neolimnophora virgo Villeneuve, 1906
Pegomya conformis Fallen, 1825
Pegomya cunicularia Rondani, 1866Beet leaf miner
Pyrellia scintillans Bigot, 1888
Stomoxys sitiens Rondani, 1873

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in Egypt
FamilyAnthomyiidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Anthomyiid flies, Cabbage flies, Flower flies, Maggots, Root maggots, Root-maggot flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFanniidae
Schnabl & Dziezicki, 1911
Latrine flies, Little house flies
1
1
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
12
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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