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Checklist for Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
378
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
238
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
171
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
30
158
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
9
51
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seychelles
4 Families width 29 Species
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies25SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seychelles
19 Genera with 29 Species
Alluaudinella Giglio-Tos, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1910Shoot Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1916Tiger Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetomyia Malloch, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Haematobia Lepeletier &..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyza Fallen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Myospila Rondani, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodomyia Pont, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Ophyra Robineau-Des..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pygophora Schiner, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
29 Species
Alluaudinella bivittata Macquart, 1843
Anthomyia amoena Macquart, 1851
Atherigona basitarsalis Deeming, 1987
Atherigona bimaculata Stein, 1910
Atherigona laevigata Loew, 1852
Atherigona maculipennis Stein, 1910
Coenosia exigua Stein, 1910
Coenosia hippelates Emden, 1940
Coenosia setalis Emden, 1940
Coenosia strigipes Stein, 1916
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Dichaetomyia fasciculifera Stein, 1910
Haematobia exigua De Meijere, 1906Buffalo fly
Helina mediana Stein, 1910
Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Heteromyza eriphides (Walker, 1849)⇒ Heteromyza oculata Fallen, 1820
Limnophora exigua Wiedemann, 1830
Lispe bengalensis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Morellia insularis Pont, 2006
Musca (Byomya) confiscata Speiser, 1924
Musca (Byomya) sorbens Wiedemann, 1830
Musca calleva Walker, 1849
Myospila compressipalpis Stein, 1910
Ocypodomyia stuckenbergi Pont, 2006
Ophyra nigrisquama Stein, 1910
Pygophora pallipalpis Stein, 1910
Pygophora respondens Walker, 1859Muscid fly
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Stomoxys niger Macquart, 1851

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in Seychelles
FamilyAnthomyiidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Anthomyiid flies, Cabbage flies, Flower flies, Maggots, Root maggots, Root-maggot flies
2
2
Genera
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
15
25
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