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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
771
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
697
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
115
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
95
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
67
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nairobi
18 Families width 147 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies56SpeciesTaxom
Camillidae Frey, 1921Camillid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies24SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies29SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies11SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991Half-bridge flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies5SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies8SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nairobi
67 Genera with 147 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPRST
Aenigmatopoeus Schmitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Afraciura Hering, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Afrocamilla Barraclough, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Agromyza Fallen, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1923Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Amygdalops Lamb, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Brachythoracosepsis Ozerov, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1867Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Celidodacus Hendel, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 200617SpeciesTaxom
Chromatomyia Hardy, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830Hairy Maggot Blow Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Coptera Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Cordylobia Gruenberg, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 18051SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 191920SpeciesTaxom
Didacus Collart, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphia Carriker, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dujardinascaris Baylis, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hoplacephala Macquart, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Isomyia Walker, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Mastigolina Munro, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 191010SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Metasphenisca Hendel, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Mitroplatia Enderlein, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ocnerioxyna Seguy, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Oestrus Linnaeus, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19058SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Pediapelta Munro, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1915Snouted Hoverflies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiephora Disney & Rit..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1928Common Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Senotainia Macquart, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphenella Robineau-Des..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tephritopyrgota Hendel, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricyclea Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Tropicomyia Spencer, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19646SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
147 Species
Aenigmatopoeus sequax Borgmeier, 1963
Afraciura reculta Munro, 1947
Afraciura zernyi Hering, 1941
Afrocamilla londti Barraclough, 1997
Agromyza abutiloni
Agromyza abutilonis Spencer, 1959
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923
Amygdalops major Rohacek, 2004
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Bactrocera (Afrodacus) nigrivenata Munro, 1937
Bactrocera (Daculus) oleae Rossi, 1790Olive fruit fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Brachythoracosepsis nodosa Walker, 1849
Calliphora croceipalpis Jaennicke, 1867
Celidodacus obnubilus Karsch, 1887
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) contramedia Munro, 1937
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) marriotti Munro, 1933
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) turneri Munro, 1937
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) caetrata Munro, 1949
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Hoplolophomyia) cristata Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) curvata Munro, 1937Clover seed midge
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) fasciventris Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) gravinotata Munro, 1937
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) pennitibialis Meyer & Frei..., 2006
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) podocarpi Bezzi, 1924
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) querita Munro, 1937
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) queritum Munro, 1937
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rubivora Coquillett, 1901
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) volucris Bezzi, 1918
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) whitei Meyer & Frei..., 2006
Chromatomyia atricornis Meigen, 1830
Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau, 1851)⇒ Phytomyza horticola Goureau, 1851
Chromatomyia involucratae Spencer, 1969
Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Hardy, 1849)⇒ Phytomyza syngenesiae Hardy, 1849
Chrysomya bezziana Villeneuve, 1914Fly
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya marginalis Wiedemann, 1830
Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysotoxum continum Bezzi, 1915
Cordylobia anthropophaga Blanchard, 1872Skin maggot of man
Cosmina aenea Fabricius, 1805
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) durbanensis Munro, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Didacus) binotatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dacus (Didacus) ceropegiae Munro, 1984
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) cuspidatus Munro, 1984
Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker, 1922Greater melon fly
Dacus (Didacus) siliqualactis Munro, 1939
Dacus (Didacus) sphaeristicus Speiser, 1910
Dacus (Didacus) tenebricus (Munro, 1938)⇒ Dacus ostiofaciens Munro, 1932
Dacus (Didacus) umbeluzinus Munro, 1984
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) annulatus Becker, 1903
Dacus (Leptoxyda) apostata Hering, 1937
Dacus (Leptoxyda) chapini Curran, 1927
Dacus (Leptoxyda) hamatus Bezzi, 1917
Dacus (Leptoxyda) retextus Munro, 1948
Dacus (Leptoxyda) triater Munro, 1937
Dacus (Metidacus) stylifer Bezzi, 1919
Dimorphia tristis Wiedemann, 1819
Diopsis collaris Westwood, 1837
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) barclayi Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) gymnops Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus lineifacies Curran, 1939
Graptomyza nigricavum Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Hoplacephala inermis Villeneuve, 1913
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Isomyia dubiosa Villeneuve, 1917
Liriomyza brassicae Riley, 1885Cabbage leaf miner
Liriomyza trifolii Burgess, 1880American serpentine leaf miner
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Mastigolina rufocomata Munro, 1947
Melanagromyza bonavistae Greathead, 1971
Melanagromyza chalcosoma Spencer, 1959Bean pod fly
Melanagromyza compositana Spencer, 1959
Melanagromyza cyrtorchidis Spencer, 1985
Melanagromyza generosa Spencer, 1961
Melanagromyza kenyensis Spencer, 1959
Melanagromyza livida Spencer, 1985
Melanagromyza nairobensis Spencer, 1959
Melanagromyza passiflorae (Hering, 1957)⇒ Tropicomyia flacourthiae Seguy, 1951
Melanagromyza provecta Meijere, 1910
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma infuscatum Becker, 1909
Mitroplatia abdominalis Stein, 1918
Morellia cerciformis Zielke, 1971
Ocnerioxyna maripilosa Munro, 1947
Oestrus variolosus Loew, 1863
Ophiomyia crotalariella Spencer, 1990
Ophiomyia phaseoli Tryon, 1895Bean fly
Ophiomyia pulicaria Meigen, 1830
Ophiomyia spencerella Greathead, 1969
Pachylophus contractus Becker, 1910
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus flavipes Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus fossulatus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus lugens Loew, 1860
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus punctifemur Sabrosky, 1945
Pachylophus varipes Adams, 1905
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Pediapelta aenea Munro, 1947
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomyza horticola Goureau, 1851
Puliciphora sulcimanae Disney, 1998
Rhingia fuscipes Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia pycnosoma Bezzi, 1915
Rhyncomya soyauxi Karsch, 1886
Ritchiephora diplopodae Disney & Rit..., 1997
Sarcophaga par Zumpt, 1954
Sarcophaga punctipennis (Malloch, 1928)⇒ Paedarium punctipennis Walker, 1858
Scedella glebosa Munro, 1957
Senotainia irwini Zumpt, 1973
Senotainia patersoni Zumpt, 1961
Sepedon ornatifrons Adams, 1905
Sepedon trichrooscelis Speiser, 1910
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Sphenella crenata Munro, 1957
Stomorhina rugosa Bigot, 1888
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Tephritopyrgota variegata Hendel, 1934
Tricyclea bifrons Malloch, 1929
Trirhithrum occipitale Bezzi, 1918
Tropicomyia flacourthiae Seguy, 1951
Trupanea constans Munro, 1964
Trupanea cuspidiflexa Munro, 1964
Trupanea discyrta Munro, 1964
Trupanea horologii Munro, 1964
Trupanea mutabilis (Hering, 1941)⇒ Trupanea ornum Norrbom, 1999
Trupanea ochthlera Munro, 1964

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Nairobi
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
3
20
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
15
47
115
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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