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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Nuwara Eliya (Central Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
158
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
158
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
144
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
119
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
30
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
9
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nuwara Eliya
9 Families width 20 Species
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies8SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nuwara Eliya
12 Genera with 20 Species
Anthracophagella Andersson, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18498SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Myophthiria Rondani, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Peltodasia Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Peltodesia1SpeciesTaxom
Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Pleurocerinella Brunetti, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Stylogaster Macquart, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Teleopsis Rondani, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nuwara Eliya
20 Species
Anthracophagella sulcifrons Becker, 1911
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) correcta Bezzi, 1916Guava fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kandiensis Drew & Hancock, 1994
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) nigrofemoralis Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) paraverbascifoliae Drew & Raghu, 2002
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) perigrapha Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) verbascifoliae Drew & Hancock, 1994
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) tau Walker, 1849Fruit fly
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Myophthiria zeylanica Maa, 1980
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Peltodasia magnicornis Hendel, 1914
Peltodesia magnicornis Hendel, 1914
Phytoliriomyza nigriantennalis Spencer, 1975
Pleurocerinella dioctriaeformis Brunetti, 1923
Rivellia costalis Hendel, 1914
Rivellia furcata Hendel, 1914
Stylogaster orientalis Brunetti, 1923
Teleopsis maculata Feijen, 1998

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Nuwara Eliya
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
8
10
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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