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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
142
535
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
142
535
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
519
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
437
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
38
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
21
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Andaman Islands
6 Families width 18 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies10SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819Bat Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Andaman Islands
9 Genera with 18 Species
Bactrocera Macquart, 20136SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopodia Kolenati, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1983Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Isomyia Walker, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1927Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Zeugodacus Hendel, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andaman Islands
18 Species
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) albistrigata Meijere, 1911White striped fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) andamanensis Kapoor, 1971
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) carambolae Drew en Hancock, 1994Carambola fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) limbifera Bezzi, 1919
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) melastomatos Drew & Hancock, 1994
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) ranganathi Drew & Romig, 2013
Cyclopodia horsfieldi Meijere, 1899
Dacus (Callantra) eumenoides Bezzi, 1916
Dacus (Callantra) insulosus Drew & Hancock, 1998
Drosophila (Sophophora) andamanensis Gupta & Ray-..., 1970
Drosophila neotrapezifrons Ranganath, K..., 1983
Isomyia coerulana Townsend, 1917
Musca (Byomya) conducens Walker, 1859
Musca (Ptilolpis) inferior Stein, 1909
Musca planiceps Wiedemann, 1824
Sarcophaga (Boettcherisca) karnyi Hardy, 1927
Scedella cyana Walker, 1849
Zeugodacus incisus Walker, 0

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Andaman Islands
SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
6
9
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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