Ants
Ants
Arachnids
Arachnids
Bees
Bees
Beetles
Beetles
Booklice
Booklice
Bugs
Bugs
Bumblebees
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Butterflies
Cicadas
Cicadas
Crane flies
Crane flies
Dragonflies
Dragonflies
Earwigs
Earwigs
Flies
Flies
Isopods
Isopods
Locusts
Locusts
Mantises
Mantises
Mayflies
Mayflies
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes
Myriapods
Myriapods
Net-winged
Net-winged
Plant-parasitic
Plant-parasitic
Scorpion flies
Scorpion flies
Termites
Termites
Wasps
Wasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist of Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
for Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
318
2012
3743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2008
3738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
1984
3697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1530
2907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
377
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
41
237
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
171
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seychelles
33 Families width 294 Species
#
A
C
D
E
H
L
M
N
O
P
S
T
X

Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies5SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856Asteiid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies12SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)Beach flies6SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies25SpeciesTaxom
Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916Chiromyid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies30SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies25SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds20SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies12SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies8SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies25SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914Periscelidid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies40SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies7SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies7SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)Bat flies6SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies9SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)Tethinid flies10SpeciesTaxom
Xenasteiidae Hardy, 19802SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Seychelles
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
3
13
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
30
158
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Links, sources and further information