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Checklist for Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1306
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
889
3954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
62
654
2762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
58
570
2466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
229
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
63
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polynesia
5 Families width 355 Species and 7 Subspecies
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies16SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies14SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies37SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies286SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom

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
286
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScathophagidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Dung flies, dung fly, Dung-Flies, Scats
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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