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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Santa Clara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1708
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1706
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1672
2106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1386
1764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
229
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
187
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
139
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Clara County
26 Families width 105 Species
#PTASECMODLH
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies18SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies12SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies21SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae Jones, 1906Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies7SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Carnidae Newman, 1834Bird flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862Flutter flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Clara County
139 Genera with 105 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVWX
Abaristophora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Aciurina Curran, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Agromyza Fallen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Angiometopa Brauer & Ber..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Belvosia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Biorbitella Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1830Grasshopper Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Campiglossa Rondani, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Canacea Cresson, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Caricea Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Carposcalis Enderlein, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1925
Leafwalkers0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1843Hairy Maggot Blow Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly1SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1775Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Compsomyiops Townsend, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1815
Bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ditaeniella Sack, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1981Fruit fly3SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Epalpus Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Fazia Shannon, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Graphomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hemeromyia Coquillett, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantrophaga Townsend, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lathyrophthalmus Mik, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1872Eye Gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18807SpeciesTaxom
Madremyia Townsend, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Mastigimas Enderlein, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Melanomyza Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Menozziola Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Monochaetoscinella Duda, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mydaea Robineau-Des..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Myopa Fabricius, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Neaspilota Osten-sacken, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nycterophilia Ferris, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Palloptera Fallen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paradejeania Brauer & von..., 1867Spiny Tachina Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Paradidyma Brauer & Ber..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Pegomya Robineau-Des..., 1924Beet leafminer1SpeciesTaxom
Periscepsia Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Phasia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Phryxe Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyptera Rondani, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18233SpeciesTaxom
Polybiomyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Ravinia Robineau-Des..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1908Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyia Latreille, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Strongygaster Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Synthesiomyia Brauer & von..., 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Trichobius Gervais, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Voria Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Winthemia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanionotum Brues, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthophyto Townsend, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xenophasia Townsend, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
105 Species
Aciurina thoracica Curran, 1932
Agromyza bryoniae (Kaltenbach, 1858)⇒ Liriomyza bryoniae Kaltenbach, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Anevrina setigera Loew, 1874
Angiometopa ravinia Parker, 1916
Blaesoxipha (Gigantotheca) plinthopyga Wiedemann, 1830Flesh fly
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Campiglossa genalis Thomson, 1869
Canacea aldrichi Cresson, 1936
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Cerodontha (Poemyza) muscina Meigen, 1830
Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart, 1843Blow fly
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Coenosia tigrina Fabricius, 1775
Compsomyiops calllipes Bigot, 1877
Conicera aldrichii Brues, 1903
Copestylum (Phalacromya) mexicanum Macquart, 1842Mexican Cactus Fly
Dasysyrphus lotus Williston, 1887
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Dictya montana Steyskal, 1954Santa Barbara ceanothus
Diplonevra setigera Malloch, 1914
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) suzukii Matsumara, 1931Cherry drosophila
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862Burr-seed fly
Euaresta bullans Wiedemann, 1830Bathurst burr seed fly
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) canadensis Loew, 1873Currant and gooseberry maggot
Gymnophora talea Brown, 1987
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helina nigrimana Macquart, 1851
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Liohippelates pusio Loew, 1872
Liriomyza bryoniae Kaltenbach, 1858Potato leaf miner
Liriomyza orbona Meigen, 1830
Liriomyza sabaziae Spencer, 1963Abrams' sandmat
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938Cabbage leaf miner
Liriomyza subpusilla (Malloch, 1914)⇒ Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938
Liriomyza togata Melander, 1913
Liriomyza trifolii Burgess, 1880American serpentine leaf miner
Mastigimas schwarzi Tuthill, 1945
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia simunorum Brown, Wong ..., 2019
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melanagromyza cirsiophila Spencer, 1981Candelilla
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Minettia (Minettia) desmometopa De Meijere, 1907
Monochaetoscinella anonyma Williston, 1896Fly
Morellia micans Macquart, 1855
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydaea orthonevra Macquart, 1835
Myopa perplexa Camras, 1953
Neaspilota (Neorellia) signifera Coquillett, 1894
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Nycterophilia coxata Ferris, 1916
Ochthera cuprilineata Wheeler, 1896Cypresshead groundcherry
Palloptera subusta Malloch, 1924Climbing arrowheads
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Paracantha gentilis Hering, 1940Columbine
Paradejeania rutilioides Jaennicke, 1867Spiny Tachina Fly
Pegomya holosteae Hering, 1924
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Phora americana Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Phora cristipes Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Phora paramericana Brown, 2000
Phryxe vulgaris Fallen, 1810
Phytoliriomyza conjunctimontis Frick, 1952
Phytoliriomyza imperfecta Malloch, 1934
Pipiza crassipes Bigot, 1883
Platycheirus (Carposcalis) stegnus Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Ravinia effrenata Walker, 1861
Rhagoletis completa Cresson, 1929Husk maggot
Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) metopina Villeneuve, 1908
Scathophaga suillia Fabricius, 1794
Sphecomyia oraria Moran, 2019
Stomoxys dacnusa (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus shorae Fluke, 1950
Tephritis araneosa Coquillett, 1894
Tephritis californica Doane, 1899
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Thoracochaeta seticosta Spuler, 1925
Trichobius adamsi Auguston, 1943
Triphleba fumipennis Borgmeier, 1963
Trupanea californica Malloch, 1942
Trupanea radifera Coquillett, 1899
Trupanea vicina Wulp, 1900Marigold fruit fly
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xenophasia xanthomelanodes Townsend, 1934

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Santa Clara County
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
3
45
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
23
94
70
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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