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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Lagos (South Nigeria, Nigeria)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
290
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
290
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
261
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
237
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
28
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
8
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lagos (Nigeria)
5 Families width 16 Species
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies10SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lagos (Nigeria)
8 Genera with 16 Species
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19108SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paryphodes Speiser, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Sepedonella1SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lagos (Nigeria)
16 Species
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) ditissima Munro, 1938
Dacus (Dacus) armatus Fabricius, 1805
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) croceus Munro, 1957
Dacus (Dacus) flavicrus Graham, 1910
Dacus (Dacus) humeralis Bezzi, 1915Perkins's fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) theophrastus Hering, 1941
Dacus (Didacus) carnesi Munro, 1984
Dacus (Didacus) fuscovittatus Graham, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) vicarians Bezzi, 1915
Paryphodes similis Hendel, 1914
Sepedon trichrooscelis Speiser, 1910
Sepedon umbrosa Verbeke, 1950
Sepedonella nana Verbeke, 1950
Stomoxys omega Newstead, Du..., 1907
Trirhithrum obscurum (Enderlein, 1911)⇒ Trirhithrum nigrum Graham, 1910

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Lagos (Nigeria)
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
4
7
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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