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Checklist for Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
140
4372
28627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
107
3500
18778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
79
2606
12544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
75
2278
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
16
1494
4887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
6
200
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
6 Families width 1235 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies102SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies95SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies105SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies882SpeciesTaxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)Picture-winged flies40SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies11SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in South America
FamilyAnthomyiidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Anthomyiid flies, Cabbage flies, Flower flies, Maggots, Root maggots, Root-maggot flies
22
102
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFanniidae
Schnabl & Dziezicki, 1911
Latrine flies, Little house flies
3
95
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeleomyzidae
Westwood, 1840
Heleomyzid flies
35
105
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies, Stable flies, Tsetse flies
117
882
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRichardiidae
Snow, 1896
Picture-winged flies
16
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScathophagidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Dung flies, dung fly, Dung-Flies, Scats
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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