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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Palm Desert (Riverside County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
174
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
174
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
165
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
136
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
22
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
3
8
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palm Desert
3 Families width 16 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies14SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palm Desert
8 Genera with 16 Species
Aciurina Curran, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucopis Malloch, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Procecidochares Hendel, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Tomoplagia Coquillett, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19328SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palm Desert
16 Species
Aciurina bigeloviae Cockerell, 1890
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Paraleucopis boydensis Steyskal, 1971
Procecidochares minuta Snow, 1894
Procecidochares stonei Blanc & Foote, 1961
Tomoplagia cressoni Aczel, 1955
Trupanea actinobola Loew, 1873
Trupanea arizonensis Malloch, 1942
Trupanea bisetosa Coquillett, 1899
Trupanea imperfecta (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Trupanea vitiosa Foote, 1989
Trupanea jonesi Curran, 1932
Trupanea nigricornis Coquillett, 1899
Trupanea signata Foote, 1960Langlois' fontinalis moss
Trupanea wheeleri Curran, 1932

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Palm Desert
SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
3
8
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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