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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Huntsville (Madison County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
201
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
62
201
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
198
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
38
167
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Huntsville
3 Families width 18 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies15SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Huntsville
12 Genera with 18 Species
Epistrophe Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19254SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1826Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Huntsville
18 Species
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microdon (Dimeraspis) globosus Fabricius, 1805
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Neoascia (Neoasciella) distincta Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Pherbellia schoenherri Fallen, 1826
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Pollenia vagabunda (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Huntsville
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
1
9
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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