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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Alexander County (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
166
564
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
564
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
153
522
681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
420
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
42
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
35
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
18
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alexander County (Illinois)
10 Families width 13 Species
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alexander County (Illinois)
18 Genera with 13 Species
Cerodontha Rondani, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly1SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1858Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Oecothea Curtis, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alexander County (Illinois)
13 Species
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Drosophila (Drosophila) repleta Wollaston, 1858False gilia
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Alexander County (Illinois)
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
9
14
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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