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Dutch species names of Infraorder
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
Class
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species
Order
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
Section
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
10
1328
25512
Families
Genera
Species
Section
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
116
10251
111672
Families
Genera
Species
Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of
Muscomorpha
Finnish
Kärpäsmäiset
Distribution and Species lists of Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
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Afghanistan
38 Families 215 Genera 365 Species
Albania
15 Families 58 Genera 114 Species
Algeria
37 Families 229 Genera 391 Species
Andorra
14 Families 36 Genera 49 Species
Angola
29 Families 151 Genera 233 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
4 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Argentina
56 Families 870 Genera 2094 Species
Armenia
16 Families 76 Genera 133 Species
Australia
73 Families 1185 Genera 5071 Species
Austria
48 Families 565 Genera 1690 Species
Azerbaijan
19 Families 52 Genera 77 Species
Bahamas
25 Families 96 Genera 169 Species
Bahrain
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bangladesh
11 Families 28 Genera 48 Species
Barbados
12 Families 19 Genera 19 Species
Belarus
9 Families 20 Genera 24 Species
Belgium
55 Families 573 Genera 1487 Species
Belize
38 Families 150 Genera 182 Species
Benin
16 Families 41 Genera 109 Species
Bhutan
11 Families 24 Genera 36 Species
Bolivia
45 Families 438 Genera 984 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
11 Families 22 Genera 22 Species
Botswana
34 Families 155 Genera 224 Species
Brazil
58 Families 1363 Genera 5023 Species
Brunei
4 Families 8 Genera 14 Species
Bulgaria
33 Families 138 Genera 236 Species
Burkina Faso
13 Families 37 Genera 36 Species
Burundi
21 Families 80 Genera 173 Species
Cambodia
16 Families 33 Genera 56 Species
Cameroon
39 Families 254 Genera 673 Species
Canada
66 Families 1147 Genera 5319 Species
Cape Verde
40 Families 220 Genera 294 Species
Central African Republic
13 Families 41 Genera 71 Species
Chad
12 Families 28 Genera 39 Species
Chile
53 Families 560 Genera 1364 Species
China
60 Families 948 Genera 4937 Species
Colombia
48 Families 628 Genera 1594 Species
Comoros
6 Families 13 Genera 18 Species
Cook Islands
5 Families 8 Genera 9 Species
Costa Rica
59 Families 1047 Genera 2666 Species
Croatia
29 Families 112 Genera 266 Species
Cuba
43 Families 415 Genera 605 Species
Cyprus
28 Families 94 Genera 112 Species
Czech Republic
60 Families 961 Genera 4245 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
28 Families 109 Genera 401 Species
Denmark
64 Families 815 Genera 3278 Species
Djibouti
4 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Dominica
22 Families 76 Genera 109 Species
Dominican Republic
33 Families 145 Genera 200 Species
East Timor
8 Families 17 Genera 9 Species
Ecuador
53 Families 543 Genera 1220 Species
Egypt
38 Families 227 Genera 479 Species
El Salvador
30 Families 106 Genera 154 Species
Equatorial Guinea
17 Families 60 Genera 103 Species
Eritrea
18 Families 67 Genera 92 Species
Estonia
46 Families 302 Genera 805 Species
Ethiopia
35 Families 268 Genera 605 Species
Fiji
32 Families 165 Genera 288 Species
Finland
59 Families 878 Genera 5180 Species
France
68 Families 1090 Genera 4994 Species
Gabon
17 Families 45 Genera 85 Species
Gambia
34 Families 160 Genera 207 Species
Georgia
41 Families 208 Genera 294 Species
Germany
66 Families 920 Genera 3746 Species
Ghana
32 Families 207 Genera 398 Species
Greece
49 Families 440 Genera 1001 Species
Grenada
16 Families 56 Genera 55 Species
Guatemala
39 Families 285 Genera 503 Species
Guinea
18 Families 48 Genera 93 Species
Guinea-Bissau
9 Families 18 Genera 22 Species
Guyana
39 Families 220 Genera 411 Species
Haiti
23 Families 70 Genera 86 Species
Honduras
39 Families 295 Genera 373 Species
Hungary
47 Families 290 Genera 598 Species
Iceland
52 Families 404 Genera 823 Species
India
58 Families 769 Genera 2771 Species
Indonesia
62 Families 965 Genera 4011 Species
Iran
33 Families 238 Genera 492 Species
Iraq
18 Families 53 Genera 64 Species
Ireland
50 Families 381 Genera 914 Species
Israel
45 Families 372 Genera 746 Species
Italy
62 Families 929 Genera 3867 Species
Ivory Coast
27 Families 129 Genera 344 Species
Jamaica
38 Families 220 Genera 298 Species
Japan
59 Families 912 Genera 3119 Species
Jordan
16 Families 50 Genera 65 Species
Kazakhstan
30 Families 155 Genera 374 Species
Kenya
50 Families 493 Genera 1567 Species
Kiribati
12 Families 22 Genera 29 Species
Kosovo
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Kuwait
5 Families 7 Genera 7 Species
Kyrgyzstan
26 Families 95 Genera 192 Species
Laos
23 Families 107 Genera 164 Species
Latvia
35 Families 110 Genera 168 Species
Lebanon
22 Families 47 Genera 58 Species
Lesotho
21 Families 110 Genera 154 Species
Liberia
43 Families 458 Genera 451 Species
Libya
12 Families 30 Genera 36 Species
Liechtenstein
6 Families 6 Genera 6 Species
Lithuania
34 Families 97 Genera 149 Species
Luxembourg
27 Families 145 Genera 344 Species
Madagascar
49 Families 422 Genera 1084 Species
Malawi
33 Families 256 Genera 508 Species
Malaysia
47 Families 371 Genera 901 Species
Maldives
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Mali
11 Families 22 Genera 50 Species
Malta
16 Families 50 Genera 66 Species
Marshall Islands
15 Families 37 Genera 47 Species
Mauritania
11 Families 16 Genera 24 Species
Mauritius
34 Families 158 Genera 246 Species
Mexico
61 Families 1127 Genera 3773 Species
Micronesia
34 Families 203 Genera 472 Species
Moldova
9 Families 21 Genera 29 Species
Mongolia
43 Families 527 Genera 1540 Species
Montenegro
11 Families 29 Genera 47 Species
Morocco
33 Families 193 Genera 306 Species
Mozambique
40 Families 274 Genera 500 Species
Myanmar
36 Families 324 Genera 825 Species
Namibia
40 Families 222 Genera 392 Species
Nauru
2 Families 2 Genera 5 Species
Nepal
49 Families 328 Genera 705 Species
Netherlands
64 Families 876 Genera 3063 Species
New Zealand
53 Families 397 Genera 1105 Species
Nicaragua
38 Families 302 Genera 346 Species
Niger
14 Families 29 Genera 46 Species
Nigeria
40 Families 316 Genera 767 Species
Niue
11 Families 36 Genera 46 Species
North Korea
14 Families 24 Genera 43 Species
Norway
66 Families 1458 Genera 9527 Species
Oman
30 Families 72 Genera 76 Species
Pakistan
33 Families 200 Genera 309 Species
Palau
25 Families 77 Genera 150 Species
Palestine
15 Families 38 Genera 48 Species
Panama
49 Families 508 Genera 1412 Species
Papua New Guinea
48 Families 511 Genera 2196 Species
Paraguay
36 Families 240 Genera 428 Species
Peru
60 Families 978 Genera 2380 Species
Philippines
50 Families 574 Genera 1500 Species
Poland
52 Families 402 Genera 955 Species
Portugal
54 Families 419 Genera 882 Species
Qatar
3 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Republic of the Congo
9 Families 14 Genera 16 Species
Republic South Africa
67 Families 1018 Genera 3317 Species
Romania
33 Families 164 Genera 310 Species
Russia
68 Families 1057 Genera 4533 Species
Rwanda
28 Families 132 Genera 291 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
10 Families 24 Genera 29 Species
Saint Lucia
25 Families 119 Genera 118 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
24 Families 91 Genera 114 Species
Samoa
21 Families 91 Genera 196 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
16 Families 30 Genera 45 Species
Saudi Arabia
28 Families 110 Genera 212 Species
Senegal
36 Families 180 Genera 253 Species
Serbia
27 Families 115 Genera 281 Species
Seychelles
33 Families 171 Genera 294 Species
Sierra Leone
31 Families 207 Genera 300 Species
Singapore
24 Families 103 Genera 174 Species
Slovakia
55 Families 321 Genera 895 Species
Slovenia
20 Families 63 Genera 135 Species
Solomon Islands
38 Families 383 Genera 682 Species
Somalia
18 Families 41 Genera 41 Species
South Korea
29 Families 243 Genera 404 Species
South Sudan
6 Families 13 Genera 16 Species
Spain
58 Families 624 Genera 1760 Species
Sri Lanka
50 Families 449 Genera 1039 Species
Sudan
28 Families 145 Genera 223 Species
Suriname
25 Families 92 Genera 151 Species
Sweden
72 Families 1126 Genera 5854 Species
Switzerland
44 Families 348 Genera 820 Species
Syria
22 Families 51 Genera 67 Species
Taiwan
64 Families 1060 Genera 4039 Species
Tajikistan
27 Families 104 Genera 206 Species
Tanzania
48 Families 461 Genera 1165 Species
Thailand
43 Families 350 Genera 732 Species
Togo
17 Families 59 Genera 125 Species
Tonga
18 Families 44 Genera 60 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
36 Families 245 Genera 449 Species
Tunisia
36 Families 227 Genera 409 Species
Turkey
41 Families 235 Genera 491 Species
Turkmenistan
18 Families 91 Genera 191 Species
Tuvalu
5 Families 7 Genera 11 Species
Uganda
43 Families 403 Genera 1216 Species
Ukraine
33 Families 187 Genera 327 Species
United Arab Emirates
18 Families 31 Genera 60 Species
United Kingdom
68 Families 1151 Genera 5290 Species
Uruguay
26 Families 124 Genera 167 Species
USA
77 Families 2142 Genera 12945 Species
Uzbekistan
30 Families 102 Genera 206 Species
Vanuatu
26 Families 91 Genera 172 Species
Venezuela
45 Families 431 Genera 904 Species
Vietnam
40 Families 231 Genera 406 Species
Yemen
29 Families 120 Genera 197 Species
Zambia
25 Families 118 Genera 179 Species
Zimbabwe
44 Families 445 Genera 1025 Species
Distribution on islands
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Aldabra Group
18 Families 41 Genera 50 Species
Antipodes Islands
6 Families 9 Genera 14 Species
Azores
38 Families 175 Genera 327 Species
Bacan islands
3 Families 6 Genera 9 Species
Barat Daya Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Capricorn Group
11 Families 28 Genera 20 Species
Desertas Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
East Aleutians
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Fox Islands
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Hebrides
34 Families 175 Genera 325 Species
Inner Hebrides
21 Families 81 Genera 123 Species
Islands of Chile
46 Families 288 Genera 410 Species
Islands of the Stagnone of Marsala
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Kai Islands
3 Families 7 Genera 7 Species
Krakatoa
10 Families 12 Genera 13 Species
Langkawi
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Macaronesia
52 Families 462 Genera 1111 Species
Mokohinau Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Northern Isles
27 Families 87 Genera 137 Species
Northern Line Islands
3 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Northern Orkney Islands
6 Families 13 Genera 16 Species
Orkney Islands
23 Families 65 Genera 100 Species
Outer Hebrides
31 Families 150 Genera 276 Species
Poor Knights Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Rat Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Scalloway Islands
3 Families 3 Genera 7 Species
Shetland Islands
17 Families 43 Genera 59 Species
Snares Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
South Shetland Islands
3 Families 4 Genera 2 Species
Southern Line Islands
7 Families 9 Genera 9 Species
Southern Orkney Islands
6 Families 9 Genera 10 Species
Uist
29 Families 136 Genera 256 Species
West Aleutians
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
23 Families 58 Genera 75 Species
Green River Formation
13 Families 28 Genera 34 Species
Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
31 Families 101 Genera 144 Species
Ninemile Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Posidonia Shale
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Rott Formation
18 Families 33 Genera 39 Species
Tiaojishan Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
Wellington Formation
5 Families 8 Genera 8 Species
Links, sources and further information
Muscomorpha at
itis.gov
Muscomorpha at
marinespecies.org