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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
223
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
65
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afrotropical
19 Families width 134 Species
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies25SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies6SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae Jones, 1906Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies54SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies4SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies6SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies6SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afrotropical
65 Genera with 134 Species
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Anatrichus Loew, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1971Shoot Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1839Grasshopper Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brontaea Kowarz, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Canace Haliday, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 195210SpeciesTaxom
Chlorichaeta Becker, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1914Hairy Maggot Blow Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clasiopella Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1903Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Collinias Aczel, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Dettopsomyia Lamb, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Dionaea Robineau-Des..., 1954Venus flytrap1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1942Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eudasyphora Townsend, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 185819SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1794Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gedoelstia Rodhain & Be..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Goniophthalmus Villeneuve, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Lamprolonchaea Bezzi, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 18662SpeciesTaxom
Linnaemya Robineau-Des..., 19162SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18307SpeciesTaxom
Lispocephala Pokorny, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Omalocephala Spinola, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Orchisia Rondani, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phthitia Enderlein, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonapomyza Hendel, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Rhinia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhinoestrus sp.Rhamphomy..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 19332SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1896Common Flesh Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Tethina Haliday, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 190020SpeciesTaxom
Toxocnemis Macquart, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
134 Species
Anatrichus erinaceus Loew, 1860Sorghum shoot fly
Aplomya metallica Wiedemann, 1824
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Atherigona acutipennis Villeneuve, 1922
Atherigona naqvii Steyskal, 1966
Atherigona soccata Rondani, 1871Cholam fly
Atherigona yorki Deeming, 1971
Blaesoxipha (Blaesoxipha) rufipes Macquart, 1839Flesh fly
Brontaea ruficornis Malloch, 1923
Brontaea subtilis Stein, 1909
Cephalops (Beckerias) hemistilbus Hardy, 1961
Cephalops (Cephalops) abditus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) candidulus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) laeviventris Loew, 1858
Cephalops (Cephalops) lusingensis Hardy, 1952
Cephalops (Cephalops) obtusus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) pallidipleura Curran, 1929
Cephalops (Cephalops) quasilubuti Hardy, 1962
Cephalops (Cephalops) zululandicus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Semicephalops) navus Hardy, 1952
Chlorichaeta tuberculosa Becker, 1922Shore fly
Chrysomya bezziana Villeneuve, 1914Fly
Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914Shore fly
Coenosia attenuata Stein, 1903Hunter fly
Collinias fulvicaudus De Meyer, 1996
Conioscinella formosa Becker, 1911Chloropid fly
Conops nubeculipennis Bezzi, 1901
Cosmina viridia Townsend, 1917
Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931Tethinid fly
Dettopsomyia nigrovittata Malloch, 1924Pomace fly
Dionaea brevidorceps Emden, 1954
Drosophila (Drosophila) polychaeta Patterson & ..., 1942Macartney rose
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eudasyphora cyanella Meigen, 1826Fly
Eudorylas abdominalis Loew, 1858
Eudorylas abruptus Hardy, 1952
Eudorylas aculeatus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas aemulus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas aethiopicus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas denotatus Hardy, 1959
Eudorylas diversus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas evanidus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas galeatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas libratus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas mutillatus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas natalensis Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas parvifrons Loew, 1858
Eudorylas porrectus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas pusillus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas quadratus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas turneri Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas umbrinus Loew, 1858
Eumerus aquilius Walker, 1849
Eumerus mucidus Bezzi, 1921
Gasterophilus pecorum Fabricius, 1794
Gaurax vittipennis Thompson, 1869
Gedoelstia cristata Rodhain & Be..., 1913
Goniophthalmus halli Mesnil, 1956
Gymnodia tonitrui Wiedemann, 1824
Hippobosca longipennis Fabricius, 1805Louse fly
Hydrotaea chalcogaster Wiedemann, 1824House fly
Lamprolonchaea smaragdi Walker, 1849Lance fly
Leucophenga subpollinosa Meijere, 1914
Limnophora exigua Wiedemann, 1830
Limnophora obsignata Rondani, 1866
Linnaemya neavi Curran, 1934
Linnaemya rondanii Townsend, 1916
Lispe bengalensis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lispe bivittata Stein, 1909
Lispe geniseta Stein, 1909
Lispe leucospila Wiedemann, 1830
Lispe lowei Ringdahl, 1922
Lispe nivalis Wiedemann, 1830
Lispe nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Lispocephala pectinata Stein, 1900
Melanagromyza albisquama Malloch, 1927
Melanagromyza metallica Thomson, 1869
Melanagromyza sojae Zehntner, 1900Soya miner
Metopia nudibasis Malloch, 1930
Microcephalops angustifacies Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microcephalops rufopictus Hardy, 1962
Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959
Morellia hortensia Wiedemann, 1824
Musca (Byomya) conducens Walker, 1859
Musca (Byomya) ventrosa Wiedemann, 1830
Musca callvea Walker, 1849
Mycodrosophila (Mycodrosophila) gratiosa Meijere, 1911
Ochthera pilimana Becker, 1903
Omalocephala cincta Fabricius, 1803
Ophiomyia phaseoli Tryon, 1895Bean fly
Orchisia costata Meigen, 1826
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Phthitia (Kimosina) longisetosa Dahl, 1909
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) atricornis Meigen, 1838Roundfruit yellowcress
Poecilosomella angulata Thomson, 1869
Pseudonapomyza spinosa Spencer, 1973
Rhinia apicalis Wiedemann, 1830Fly
Rhinoestrus purpureus Brauer, 1859
Rhyncomya desertica Peris, 1951
Rhyncomya nigripes Seguy, 1933
Sarcophaga (Liopygia) crassipalpis Macquart, 1839Flesh Fly
Sarcophaga (Liopygia) ruficornis Fabricius, 1794Flesh fly
Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) tibialis Macquart, 1851
Sarcophaga exuberans Pandelle, 1896
Scatella (Scatella) paludum Meigen, 1830
Spathulina acroleuca Schiner, 1868
Stomorhina cribata Bigot, 1874
Tethina (Rhicnoessa) pallipes Loew, 1865Tethinid fly
Tomosvaryella africana Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella anomala Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella apicalis Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella botswanae De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella brachybasis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella claripennis Loew, 1858
Tomosvaryella congoana Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella forchhammeri De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella gibbosa Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella montana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella oligoseta De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella singularis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella speciosa Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella spinigera De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subafricana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella tecta De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella transvaalensis De Meyer, 1993Yellow-faced bee
Tomosvaryella tridens Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella vicina Becker, 1900
Toxocnemis cochranei Dombrow, 2002
Trachyopella atoma Rondani, 1880
Trupanea amoena Frauenfeld, 1857
Zaprionus (Zaprionus) ghesquierei Collart, 1937Pomace fly

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Afrotropical
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
2
9
59
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
17
56
75
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Muscomorpha at itis.gov
Muscomorpha at marinespecies.org