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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
87
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
22 Families width 113 Species
#SATCMHPDFO
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies17SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies12SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies15SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies15SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies10SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934Curtonotid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies5SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
87 Genera with 113 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTWXZ
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Antistasea Bischof, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Aulacephala Macquart, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Buquetia Robineau-Des..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1867Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Carcelia Robineau-Des..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830Hairy Maggot Blow Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Crataerina von Olfers, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Craticulina Bezzi, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophorellia Freidberg & ..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtona Seguy, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphia Carriker, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1787Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Enica Macquart, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Eutropha Loew, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Exorista Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 17942SpeciesTaxom
Fucellia Robineaux-de..., 1868Seaweed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1817
Horse bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Hermya Robineau-Des..., 18191SpeciesTaxom
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Linnaemya Robineau-Des..., 19163SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Mesoclanis Munro, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18175SpeciesTaxom
Myxarchiclops Villeneuve, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Nemorilla Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Neoceratitis Hendel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Nephoneura McLachlan, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ochromusca Malloch, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypteromima Townsend, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ophyra Robineau-Des..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Palexorista Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Periscepsia Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1978Wine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Poecilometopa Villeneuve, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilodacus Collart, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinia Robineau-Des..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 19272SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1951Common Flesh Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sphenella Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stylia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Synthesiomyia Brauer & von..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Tricyclea Wulp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tropicomyia Spencer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Winthemia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Zygobothria Mik, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
113 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Anthomyia maculigena Stein, 1913
Anthomyia tempestatum Wiedemann, 1830
Antistasea fimbriata Bischof, 1904
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Asarkina rostrata Wiedemann, 1824
Aulacephala maculithorax Macquart, 1851
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Buquetia musca Robineau-Des..., 1847
Calliphora croceipalpis Jaennicke, 1867
Carcelia abrelicta Mesnil, 1950
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) cornuta Bezzi, 1924
Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819Hairy maggot blow fly
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Chrysomya regalis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Crataerina acutipennis Austen, 1926
Craticulina fimbriata Bezzi, 1911
Cryptophorellia peringueyi Bezzi, 1924
Cyrtona pictipennis Thomson, 1869
Dacus (Didacus) binotatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dacus (Didacus) bistrigulatus Bezzi, 1908
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) lounsburyii Coquillett, 1901
Dacus (Didacus) mulgens Munro, 1932Green apple bug
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Dimorphia tristis Wiedemann, 1819
Dorilas (Eudorylas) turneri (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas turneri Hardy, 1949
Drosophila (Dorsilopha) busckii (Cocquillett, 1901)⇒ Drosophila busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Enica longirostris Wiedemann, 1819
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus nigricans Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eutropha lindneri Sabrosky, 1972
Exorista (Podotachina) sorbillans Wiedemann, 1830Uzi fly
Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761Lesser house fly
Fannia scalaris Fabricius, 1794Caliptrate fly
Fucellia capensis Schiner, 1868
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Hermya diabolus Wiedemann, 1819
Hippobosca rufipes von Olfers, 1816
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Linnaemya laxiceps Villeneuve, 1916
Linnaemya longirostris Macquart, 1843
Linnaemya paresetosa Villeneuve, 1916
Lispe barbipes Stein, 1908
Lispe capensis Zielke, 1971
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Melanagromyza cotyledonus Spencer, 1960
Melanagromyza gymnosporiae Hering, 1957
Mesoclanis dubia Walker, 1853
Mesoclanis ovalis Munro, 1950
Metopia brincki Zumpt, 1959
Morellia nilotica Loew, 1856
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musca gabonensis Macquart, 1855
Musca lasiophthalma (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Neomyia sororella Villeneuve, 1926
Musca lusoria Wiedemann, 1824
Musca stabulans (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Muscina stabulans Fallen, 1817
Myxarchiclops caffer Villeneuve, 1916
Nemorilla cruciata Wiedemann, 1830
Neoceratitis lycii Coquillett, 1901
Nephoneura capensis Fabricius, 1781
Ocypteromima polita Townsend, 1916
Ophiomyia beckeri Hendel, 1923
Ophyra capensis Wiedemann, 1818
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Phaonia muscinoides Emden, 1943
Phaonia virgata Stein, 1913
Phumosia nigroviolacea Villeneuve, 1916
Phumosia nudiuscula Bigot, 1888
Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) knowltoniae Hering, 1957
Piophila megastigmata Mcalpine, 1978
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Rhinia coxendix Villeneuve, 1915
Rhyncomya diversicolor Seguy, 1933
Rhyncomya minutalis Villeneuve, 1927
Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa Wiedemann, 1824Flesh fly
Sarcophaga (Liopygia) crassipalpis Macquart, 1839Flesh Fly
Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) tibialis Macquart, 1851
Sarcophaga inaequalis Austen, 1909
Sarcophaga langi Curran, 1934
Sarcophaga montivaga Zumpt, 1961
Sarcophaga nodosa Engel, 1925
Sarcophaga theseus Zumpt, 1951
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823Imported cabbage leaf miner
Scathophaga soror Wiedemann, 1818
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stichillus necopinatus Beyer, 1960
Stomorhina armatipes Malloch, 1926
Stomorhina lunata Fabricius, 1805Locust Blowfly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Synthesiomyia nudiseta Wulp, 1883Fly
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta vitripennis Bigot, 1885
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Tomosvaryella varana (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949
Tricyclea perpendicularis Villeneuve, 1922
Tropicomyia gymnosporiae Hering, 1957
Winthemia quadrata Wiedemann, 1830
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Zaprionus vittiger Coquillett, 1901

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Cape Town
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
3
14
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
19
73
93
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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