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Checklist of Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
for Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
633
8871
31367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
629
8860
31350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
599
8751
31129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6950
25723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1300
6337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
78
885
3945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
62
650
2755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
58
566
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
228
783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
62
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polynesia
5 Families width 353 Species and 7 Subspecies
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies16SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies14SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies37SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies285SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in Polynesia
FamilyAnthomyiidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Anthomyiid flies, Cabbage flies, Flower flies, Maggots, Root maggots, Root-maggot flies
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFanniidae
Schnabl & Dziezicki, 1911
Latrine flies, Little house flies
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHeleomyzidae
Westwood, 1840
Heleomyzid flies
11
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies, Stable flies, Tsetse flies
38
285
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScathophagidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Dung flies, dung fly, Dung-Flies, Scats
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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