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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Cocos Islands (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
61
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
61
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
41
60
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
42
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cocos Islands
5 Families width 7 Species
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cocos Islands
7 Genera with 7 Species
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1849Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mimegralla Rondani, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ortalis Merrem, 1869Chachalacas1SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cocos Islands
7 Species
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) damastor Walker, 1849
Mimegralla cocoensis Mcalpine, 1998
Olfersia aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
Ortalis dispila Thomson, 1869
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Cocos Islands
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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