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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Cheshire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
892
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
892
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
855
1382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
756
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
150
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
104
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
20
70
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cheshire
20 Families width 90 Species
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies38SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies3SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies7SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies5SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae Fallen, 1820Opomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cheshire
70 Genera with 90 Species
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Acidia Robineau-Des..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Australoconops Camras, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Calobatella Mik, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chaetonerius Hendel, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1780Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Compsobata Czerny, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dexia Meigen, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1936Fruit fly5SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots4SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamprolonchaea Bezzi, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Lenophila Guérin-Ménev..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Leopoldius Rondani, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1927Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Loxocera Meigen, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1852Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microconops Kröber, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18572SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Opomyza Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1825Beet leafminer2SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Phorbia Robineau-Des..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Phryxe Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Portevinia Goffe, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 18263SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Setosiconops Schneider, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1843Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 18332SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18222SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cheshire
90 Species
Acidia cognata Wiedemann, 1817
Australoconops unicinctus Krober, 1939
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Calobatella petronella Linnaeus, 1758
Cephalops (Semicephalops) penultimus Ackland, 1993
Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) luctuosa Meigen, 1830
Chaetonerius perstriatus Speiser, 1910
Chalarus parmenteri Coe, 1966
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Cheilosia (Convocheila) illustrata Harris, 1780
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Compsobata cibaria Linnaeus, 1758
Conops (Conops) flavipes Linnaeus, 1758
Dexia rustica Fabricius, 1775
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Drosophila (Drosophila) phalerata Meigen, 1830
Drosophila (Drosophila) transversa Fallen, 1823
Drosophila (Lordiphosa) andalusiaca (Strobl, 1906)⇒ Lordiphosa andalusiaca Strobl, 1906
Drosophila (Sophophora) subobscura (Collin, 1936)⇒ Drosophila seguyi Smart, 1945
Duomyia iris Mcalpine, 1973
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Ephydra riparia Fallen, 1813
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Erigone atra Brauer, 1898Post Dwarf Weaver
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) punctulatus Macquart, 1847Native Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus stackelbergi Peck, 1971
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hydrotaea irritans Fallen, 1823Headfly
Lamprolonchaea brouniana Bezzi, 1919Australian metallic green tomato fly
Lamprolonchaea fulgida Mcalpine, 1964
Lenophila nila McAlpine & Kim, 1977
Leopoldius signatus Wiedemann, 1824
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) glaucia Linnaeus, 1758
Liriomyza flaveola Fallen, 1823Aster leaf miner
Lonchoptera nigrociliata Duda, 1927
Loxocera albiseta Schrank, 1803
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Megaselia hayleyensis (Disney, 1987)⇒ Megaselia quadriseta Schmitz, 1941
Megaselia setulifera Smith, 1977
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microconops similis Krober, 1940
Morellia (Morellia) hortorum Fallen, 1817
Morellia (Ziminiella) simplex Loew, 1857
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Neoascia (Neoasciella) obliqua Coe, 1940
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Opomyza florum Fabricius, 1794Grass and cereal fly
Ornithoica vicina Walker, 1849Ked
Ornithomya fringillina Curtis, 1836Fowl fly
Pegomya bicolor Wiedemann, 1817Curled dock leaf miner
Pegomya rufina Fallen, 1825
Phorbia nuceicornis Pandelle, 1900
Phryxe nemea Meigen, 1824
Pipunculus phaeton (Coe, 1966)⇒ Pipunculus hertzogi Rapp, 1943
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Portevinia maculata Fallen, 1817Ramson's Hoverfly
Psilota coerulea Macquart, 1846
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823Imported cabbage leaf miner
Sepsis cynipsea Linnaeus, 1758
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Sepsis violacea Meigen, 1826
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Setosiconops epixanthus Schneider, 2010
Sphegina (Sphegina) elegans Schummel, 1843Sphegina kimakowiczi
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Tachina (Eudoromyia) fera Linnaeus, 1761
Themira lucida Staeger, 1844
Themira superba Haliday, 1833
Urophora (Urophora) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) sylvarum Linnaeus, 1758
Xylota lenta (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Brachypalpoides lentus Meigen, 1822

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Cheshire
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
3
33
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
17
37
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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