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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
276
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
9
134
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
3
30
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 129 Species
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies112SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies8SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
30 Genera with 129 Species
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Alluaudinella Giglio-Tos, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1979Shoot Flies58SpeciesTaxom
Brachycrotaphus Krauss, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Brevicosta Malloch, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Camptotarsopoda Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1940Tiger Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetomyia Malloch, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphia Carriker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Emmesomyia Malloch, 19415SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 19372SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 19556SpeciesTaxom
Lispacoenosia Snyder, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Lispocephala Pokorny, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Myospila Rondani, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 19718SpeciesTaxom
Nephoneura McLachlan, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Orthellia Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Pegoplata Schnabl & Dz..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pygophora Schiner, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellia Robineau-Des..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 19462SpeciesTaxom
Trixoscelis Robineau-Des..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Xenomyia Malloch, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
129 Species
Alluaudinella evanescens Stein, 1906
Anthomyia benguellae Malloch, 1924
Anthomyia maculigena Stein, 1913
Atherigona africana Deeming, 1971
Atherigona albistyla Deeming, 1971
Atherigona alticola Deeming, 1979
Atherigona ancora Deeming, 1971
Atherigona angulata Deeming, 1971
Atherigona aurifacies Emden, 1940
Atherigona bifida Deeming, 1971
Atherigona bimaculata Stein, 1910
Atherigona binubila Emden, 1940
Atherigona budongoana Emden, 1940
Atherigona campestris Deeming, 1971
Atherigona cinarina Seguy, 1938
Atherigona corrugata Deeming, 1979
Atherigona emdeni Deeming, 1979
Atherigona facilis Deeming, 1971
Atherigona fililoba Deeming, 1979
Atherigona furculisterna Deeming, 1977
Atherigona fuscicephala Dike, 1987
Atherigona gilvifolia Emden, 1940
Atherigona gracilipalpis Deeming, 1971
Atherigona hargreavesi Deeming, 1977
Atherigona humeralis Wiedemann, 1830Bermuda-grass stem fly
Atherigona hyalinipennis Emden, 1959
Atherigona insignis Deeming, 1971
Atherigona latiloba Deeming, 1971
Atherigona longifolia Emden, 1940
Atherigona mambillaensis Deeming, 1971
Atherigona marginifolia Emden, 1940
Atherigona matilei Deeming, 1977
Atherigona medleri Deeming, 1979
Atherigona mirabilis Deeming, 1971
Atherigona mitrata Seguy, 1955
Atherigona montana Deeming, 1971
Atherigona naquvii Steyskal, 1966
Atherigona nigeriensis Deeming, 1971
Atherigona nigrapicalis Deeming, 1979
Atherigona obudua Dike, 1987
Atherigona occidentalis Deeming, 1971
Atherigona pallidipleura Deeming, 1971
Atherigona palpalis Dike, 1987
Atherigona pharalis Seguy, 1938
Atherigona ponti Deeming, 1971
Atherigona prosternalis Deeming, 1979
Atherigona pulla Wiedemann, 1830
Atherigona robertsi Deeming, 1971Erratic sand cockroach
Atherigona rubricornis Stein, 1913Florida sand cockroach
Atherigona samaruensis Deeming, 1971Rehn´s sand cockroach
Atherigona setiterga Deeming, 1971
Atherigona steeleae Emden, 1940
Atherigona tedderi Deeming, 1979
Atherigona tomentigera Emden, 1940
Atherigona torrida Deeming, 1971
Atherigona truncata Emden, 1940
Atherigona ugandae Emden, 1940
Atherigona valida Adams, 1905
Atherigona vibrissana Deeming, 1971
Atherigona yorki Deeming, 1971
Atherigona zariaensis Deeming, 1979
Brachycrotaphus karschi Uvarov, 1926
Brachycrotaphus lloydi Uvarov, 1926
Brachycrotaphus nigericus Chopard, 1947
Brachycrotaphus steindachneri Krauss, 1877
Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus Fischer, 1853Savanna Grasshopper
Brevicosta africana Malloch, 1921
Camptotarsopoda pallipes Stein, 1913
Coenosia ciliventris Emden, 1940
Coenosia colorata Curran, 1938
Coenosia hargreavesi Emden, 1940
Coenosia hyalinipennis Emden, 1940
Coenosia niveifrons Stein, 1913
Coenosia punctigera Stein, 1918
Coenosia ruwenzorica Emden, 1940
Coenosia translucida Emden, 1940
Dichaetomyia conformis Curran, 1935
Dichaetomyia graueri Curran, 1935
Dichaetomyia leucorhina Bigot, 1891
Dichaetomyia macfiei Malloch, 1930
Dichaetomyia pilifemur Stein, 1906
Dimorphia latifrons Malloch, 1929
Emmesomyia deemingi Ackland, 1995
Emmesomyia fascigera Stein, 1906
Emmesomyia incerta Ackland, 1995
Emmesomyia micans Stein, 1906
Emmesomyia propleuralis Emden, 1941
Gymnodia gentilis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Helina coniformis Stein, 1903
Helina icterica Seguy, 1937
Limnophora capensis Paterson, 1955
Limnophora gilvifrons Emden, 1951
Limnophora ochribasis Emden, 1951
Limnophora quadristriata Emden, 1951
Limnophora sinuosa Couri & Pont, 2017
Limnophora terrestris Paterson, 1955
Lispacoenosia fulvitarsus Snyder, 1949
Lispe desjardinsii Macquart, 1851
Lispe dichaeta Stein, 1913
Lispe flavipes Stein, 1913
Lispocephala mikii Strobl, 1893
Morellia hortensia Wiedemann, 1824
Musca (Byomya) ventrosa Wiedemann, 1830
Musca lasiophthalma (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Neomyia sororella Villeneuve, 1926
Musca liberia Snyder, 1951
Myospila maculiseta Snyder, 1940
Myospila paradoxalis Stein, 1903
Neomyia bimaculata Stein, 1918
Neomyia limbata Villeneuve, 1916
Neomyia macrops Curran, 1935
Neomyia orbitalis Stein, 1913
Neomyia sororella Villeneuve, 1926
Neomyia splendida Adams, 1905
Neomyia trimaculata Snyder, 1951
Neomyia zielkinski Zielke, 1971
Nephoneura costalis van der Weele, 1909
Pegoplata tarsata Adams, 1905
Pygophora africana Crosskey, 1962
Pygophora parvipuncta Stein, 1906
Pyrellia scintillans Bigot, 1888
Spilogona pectinisetodes Emden, 1951
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Stomoxys omega Newstead, Du..., 1907
Stomoxys sitiens Rondani, 1873
Stomoxys xanthomelas Roubaud, 1937
Suillia venustula Collart, 1946
Suillia vicina Collart, 1946
Trixoscelis dumbii Cogan, 1977
Xenomyia oxycera Emden, 1951

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyAnthomyiidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Anthomyiid flies, Cabbage flies, Flower flies, Maggots, Root maggots, Root-maggot flies
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeleomyzidae
Westwood, 1840
Heleomyzid flies
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies, Stable flies, Tsetse flies
23
112
Genera
Species

Taxom



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