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Checklist for Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
289
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
207
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
29
181
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
11
88
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
23
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
4 Families width 50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies38SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies8SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
23 Genera with 50 Species
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Alluaudinella Giglio-Tos, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1923Shoot Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Brachycrotaphus Krauss, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Chirosiomima Hennig, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1918Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetomyia Malloch, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Emmesomyia Malloch, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyza Fallen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Leria Robineau-Des..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Lispacoenosia Snyder, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Myospila Rondani, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19202SpeciesTaxom
Pygophora Schiner, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellia Robineau-Des..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alluaudinella evanescens Stein, 1906
Alluaudinella phasiaeformis Stein, 1906
Atherigona gracilipalpis Deeming, 1971
Atherigona marginifolia Emden, 1940
Atherigona mirabilis Deeming, 1971
Atherigona setifemur Malloch, 1923Hooded cockroach
Brachycrotaphus buettneri Karsch, 1896
Brachycrotaphus buttneri Karsch, 1896
Brachycrotaphus karschi Uvarov, 1926
Brachycrotaphus longicornis Jago, 1966
Brachycrotaphus steindachneri Krauss, 1877
Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus Fischer, 1853Savanna Grasshopper
Chirosiomima gestroi Seguy, 1930
Coenosia albicoxa Stein, 1918
Dichaetomyia conformis Curran, 1935
Dichaetomyia devia Curran, 1935
Dichaetomyia fumaria Stein, 1906
Dichaetomyia liberia Curran, 1935
Dichaetomyia macfiei Malloch, 1930
Emmesomyia propleuralis Emden, 1941
Emmesomyia tarda Stein, 1913
Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761Lesser house fly
Graphomya shoutedeni Villeneuve, 1939
Heleomyza insatiabilis Meunier, 1910
Hydrotaea emdeni Pont, 1980
Leria insatiabilis Meunier, 1910
Limnophora thoracica Zielke, 1970
Lispacoenosia fulvitarsus Snyder, 1949
Lispe bengalensis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lispe desjardinsii Macquart, 1851
Lispe geniseta Stein, 1909
Lispe neo Malloch, 1922
Lispe niveimaculata Stein, 1906
Lispe tuberculitarsis Stein, 1913
Morellia hortensia Wiedemann, 1824
Musca (Byomya) sorbens Wiedemann, 1830
Musca (Byomya) ventrosa Wiedemann, 1830
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musca domestica calleva Walker, 1849
Musca alpesa Walker, 1849
Myospila paradoxalis Stein, 1903
Myospila superba Stein, 1906
Neomyia dubia Malloch, 1923
Neomyia macroviola Snyder, 1951
Neomyia nudissima Loew, 1852
Phaonia flavicornis Stein, 1913
Phaonia versicolor Stein, 1920Wild marrow
Pygophora africana Crosskey, 1962
Pyrellia difficilis Zielke, 1971
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Stomoxys niger Macquart, 1851

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in Ghana
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
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies, Stable flies, Tsetse flies
17
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



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