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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Silhouette Island (Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
294
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
294
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
291
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
55
283
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
20
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
9
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
2
2
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Silhouette Island
2 Families width 8 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Silhouette Island
2 Genera with 8 Species
Megaselia Rondani, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 18693SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Silhouette Island
8 Species
Megaselia consueta Collin, 1912
Megaselia egena Collin, 1912
Megaselia innocens Collin, 1912
Megaselia planipes Collin, 1912
Megaselia soluta Collin, 1912
Melanagromyza candidipennis Lamb, 1912
Melanagromyza funebris Lamb, 1912
Melanagromyza metallica Thomson, 1869

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Silhouette Island
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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