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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1525
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1097
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
173
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
150
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
24
76
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baja California
24 Families width 94 Species
#TOSAHDPCLENMU
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies34SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies13SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864Aulacigastrid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies8SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819Bat Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baja California
76 Genera with 94 Species
#ABCDEFHLMNOPRSTVXZ
Acinia Robineau-Des..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Aciurina Curran, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Acrosticta Loew, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1830Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Allophorocera Brauer & von..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Anastrepha Schiner, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Anticheta Haliday, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Aulacigaster Macquart, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Calythea Schnabl, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Campiglossa Rondani, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ceroxys Macquart, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotreta Blanc & Foote, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1940Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Euxesta Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Fucellia Robineaux-de..., 1918Seaweed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1912Eye flies2SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leptocyclopodia Theodor, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Leptometopa Becker, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1895Eye Gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Mastigimas Enderlein, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Melanochaeta Bezzi, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Muscopteryx Townsend, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Neosolieria Townsend, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Notogramma Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Paracoenia Cresson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucopis Malloch, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pegoplata Schnabl & Dz..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pelina Curtis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Procecidochares Hendel, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Rileya Ashmead, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1851Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tephrella Bezzi, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19965SpeciesTaxom
Tethina Haliday, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichobius Gervais, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19329SpeciesTaxom
Valentibulla Foote & Blanc, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Zodion Latreille, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Zonosemata Benjamin, 19891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
94 Species
Acinia picturata Snow, 1894Sourbush seed fly
Aciurina mexicana Aczel, 1953
Aciurina thoracica Curran, 1932
Acrosticta rubida Loew, 1876
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Anastrepha crebra Stone, 1942West Indian buckthorn
Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Anastrepha crebra Stone, 1942
Anastrepha spatulata Stone, 1942West Indian buckthorn
Anticheta testacea (Melander, 1920)⇒ Antichaeta testacea Melander, 1920
Aulacigaster mcalpinei Mathis & Fre..., 1994
Basilia pizonychus Scott, 1939
Calythea micropteryx Thomson, 1869
Campiglossa genalis Thomson, 1869
Ceroxys latiusculus Loew, 1873Picture-winged fly
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Copestylum (Phalacromya) mexicanum Macquart, 1842Mexican Cactus Fly
Cryptotreta cislimitensis Steyskal, 1977
Cryptotreta pallida (Cole, 1923)⇒ Cryptotreta cislimitensis Steyskal, 1977
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Dictya montana Steyskal, 1954Santa Barbara ceanothus
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Drosophila mojavensis Patterson & ..., 1940Virginia rose
Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euaresta bellula Snow, 1894
Euaresta stigmatica Coquillett, 1902
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Euxesta notata Wiedemann, 1830Cherry worm
Fucellia rejecta Aldrich, 1918
Hippelates dorsalis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hippelates impressus Becker, 1912
Homoneura euaresta Coquillett, 1898
Lamproscatella muria Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Lamproscatella occidentalis Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Lejops (Asemosyrphus) polygrammus Loew, 1872
Leptocyclopodia schizopyga Maa, 1966
Leptometopa latipes Meigen, 1830
Liohippelates collusor Townsend, 1895Fly
Mastigimas schwarzi Tuthill, 1945
Megaselia kolana Schmitz, 1928
Melanochaeta eunota Loew, 1872
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microdon viridis Townsend, 1895California milkwort
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Muscopteryx petentis Reinhard, 1958
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neosolieria sila Reinhard, 1958
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Notogramma purpuratum Cole, 1923
Paracantha cultaris Coquillett, 1894
Paracoenia bisetosa Coquillett, 1902
Paraleucopis corvina Malloch, 1913
Paraleucopis mexicana Steyskal, 1981Prostrate ceanothus
Parydra aurata Jones, 1906Gray's catchfly
Pegoplata huachucensis Griffiths, 1986Snakefern
Pelina subulata Clausen, 1973
Pherbellia nana Fallen, 1820
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Polytrichophora arnaudorum Mathis & Zat..., 2012
Procecidochares flavipes Aldrich, 1929
Procecidochares grindeliae Aldrich, 1929
Ptilomyia pleuriseta Cresson, 1942
Rileya (Rileya) cecidomyiae Ashmead, 1888
Scaptomyza apicata Thomson, 1869
Scatophila exilis Cresson, 1935Mosses
Stictocephala basalis Walker, 1851
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tephrella euarestoides Bates, 1935
Tephritis araneosa Coquillett, 1894
Tephritis arizonaensis Quisenberry, 1951Panther milkvetch
Tephritis baccharis Coquillett, 1894
Tephritis signatipennis Foote, 1960Langlois' fontinalis moss
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Tethina angustifrons Melander, 1952Black mustard
Tethina spinulosa Cole, 1923
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Trichobius adamsi Auguston, 1943
Trupanea bisetosa Coquillett, 1899
Trupanea conjuncta Adams, 1904
Trupanea imperfecta (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Trupanea vitiosa Foote, 1989
Trupanea jonesi Curran, 1932
Trupanea nigricornis Coquillett, 1899
Trupanea pseudovicina Hering, 1947
Trupanea radifera Coquillett, 1899
Trupanea vicina Wulp, 1900Marigold fruit fly
Trupanea wheeleri Curran, 1932
Valentibulla californica Coquillett, 1894
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Zaprionus (Zaprionus) indianus Gupta, 1970African Fig Fly
Zodion californicum Camras, 1954
Zonosemata macgregori Hernandez-Ortiz, 1989

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Baja California
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
2
14
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
22
62
80
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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