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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
96
1842
9744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1232
5643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
69
1029
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
16
532
2293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
6
142
1246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West USA
6 Families width 1246 Species
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies469SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies72SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies127SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies484SpeciesTaxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)Picture-winged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies91SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Muscoidea with occurrences in West USA
FamilyAnthomyiidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Anthomyiid flies, Cabbage flies, Flower flies, Maggots, Root maggots, Root-maggot flies
29
469
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFanniidae
Schnabl & Dziezicki, 1911
Latrine flies, Little house flies
2
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeleomyzidae
Westwood, 1840
Heleomyzid flies
25
127
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMuscidae
Latreille, 1802
Face flies, Horn flies, House flies, Muscid flies, Stable flies, Tsetse flies
53
484
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRichardiidae
Snow, 1896
Picture-winged flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScathophagidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Dung flies, dung fly, Dung-Flies, Scats
30
91
Genera
Species

Taxom



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