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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Kilimanjaro Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
151
658
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
151
658
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
143
644
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
467
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kilimanjaro Region
6 Families width 12 Species
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies5SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kilimanjaro Region
8 Genera with 12 Species
Brachycrotaphus Krauss, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pterandrus Bezzi, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kilimanjaro Region
12 Species
Brachycrotaphus sjostedti Uvarov, 1932East African Sword Grasshopper
Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus Fischer, 1853Savanna Grasshopper
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Pachylophus contractus Becker, 1910
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus flavipes Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus punctifemur Sabrosky, 1945
Phumosia callipyga Villeneuve, 1914
Sepedon trichrooscelis Speiser, 1910

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Kilimanjaro Region
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
5
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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