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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Society Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
577
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
577
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
163
568
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
469
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
108
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
84
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
64
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Society Islands
19 Families width 99 Species and 1 Subspecies
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies7SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies9SpeciesTaxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856Asteiid Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies25SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies13SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies7SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies9SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies7SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Society Islands
64 Genera with 99 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1944Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Arnomyia Malloch, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Asteia Meigen, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1932Shoot Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Cadrema Walker, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1971Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Craspedochaeta Czerny, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Crepidohamma Enderlein, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Czernyola Bezzi, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dirioxa Hendel, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1925Fruit fly6SpeciesTaxom
Euxesta Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gonioxyna Hendel, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Hostis Cresson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18242SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Lauxania Latreille, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 19298SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1866Eye Gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18255SpeciesTaxom
Lispocephala Pokorny, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1830Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Marquesia Malloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Peckia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pectiniseta Stein, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pholeomyia Bilimek, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Prochaetopsis Malloch, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorichardia Hendel, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Pygophora Schiner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Sapromyza Fallen, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1851Common Flesh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Scholastes Loew, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Synthesiomyia Brauer & von..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18552SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Telostylinus Enderlein, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Tricharaea Thomson, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Zygothrica Wiedemann, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Society Islands
99 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allograpta (Allograpta) nigripilosa Hull, 1944
Arnomyia immaculipennis Malloch, 1933
Arnomyia taitensis Frauenfeld, 1867
Asteia societas Malloch, 1933
Atherigona ustipennis Malloch, 1932
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kirki Froggatt, 1911
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) luteola Malloch, 1931
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tryoni Froggatt, 1897QFF
Cadrema samoaensis Malloch, 1930
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) hilli Patton, 1925Hill´s brown blowfly
Calliphora hilli tahitiensis Kurahashi, 1971
Craspedochaeta palliseta Malloch, 1929
Crepidohamma insularis Malloch, 1930
Czernyola palliseta Malloch, 1929
Dacus dorsalis (Hendel, 1912)⇒ Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Dirioxa pornia Walker, 1849Island fruit fly
Discomyza maculipennis Wiedemann, 1824Shore fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) ananassae Doleschall, 1858Pomace fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) coffeina Schiner, 1868
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) monieri McEvey & Tsacas, 1987
Drosophila (Sophophora) simulans Sturtevant, 1919Apaac
Drosophila mediostriata Duda, 1925
Euxesta eluta Loew, 1868Annual globemallow
Gonioxyna conopea (Dirlbek & Di..., 1972)⇒ Campiglossa quadriguttata Hendel, 1927
Helina fratercula Zetterstedt, 1845
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Homoneura hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1902Beach fly
Homoneura nubila (Melander, 1913)⇒ Homoneura loweri Evenhuis, 1989
Hostis guamensis Cresson, 1945Shore fly
Hydrotaea aenescens Wiedemann, 1830Dump fly
Hydrotaea chalcogaster Wiedemann, 1824House fly
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Lauxania capucina Schiner, 1868
Limnophora brunneicosta Malloch, 1929
Limnophora cheesmanae Malloch, 1929
Limnophora claripennis Malloch, 1929
Limnophora idiina Thomson, 1869
Limnophora mesolissa Bezzi, 1928
Limnophora nigridorsata Malloch, 1929
Limnophora sternopleuralis Malloch, 1929
Limnophora subpolita Malloch, 1929
Liohippelates flavipes Loew, 1866Frit fly
Lispe assimilis (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Lispe uliginosa Fallen, 1825
Lispe bengalensis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lispe glabra Wiedemann, 1824
Lispe taitensis (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Lispe glabra Wiedemann, 1824
Lispe uliginosa Fallen, 1825
Lispocephala pectinata Stein, 1900
Lispocephala societas Malloch, 1929
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Marquesia femoralis Malloch, 1933
Melanostoma polynesiotes Mengual & Ra..., 2018
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musca tahitiensis Lichtenstein, 1796
Musca taitensis Macquart, 1843
Mycodrosophila (Mycodrosophila) halterata Malloch, 1930
Ophiomyia lantanae Froggat, 1919Lantana seed fly
Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939Shore fly
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Ornithoica pusilla Schiner, 1868
Oxysarcodexia taitensis Schiner, 1868
Oxysarcodexia varia Walker, 1836Striped Dung Fly
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Peckia chrysostoma Wiedemann, 1830
Pectiniseta societas Malloch, 1929
Pholeomyia politifacies Sabrosky, 1959Professor-weed
Phytoliriomyza australensis Spencer, 1963
Placopsidella marquesana Malloch, 1933Shore fly
Polytrichophora brunneifrons Meijere, 1916
Prochaetopsis adamsoni Malloch, 1932
Pseudorichardia flavitarsis Macquart, 1855
Puliciphora melanis Schmitz, 1951
Pygophora tahitiensis Lichtenstein, 1796
Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932Blueberry maggot
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Rhagoletis zephyria Snow, 1894
Rivellia connata Thomson, 1869
Sapromyza gibbosa Thomson, 1869
Sapromyza griseadorsalis Malloch, 1926
Sapromyza insularis Schiner, 1868
Sarcophaga (Boettcherisca) peregrina Robineau-Des..., 1830Boettcherisca peregrina
Sarcophaga (Liopygia) crassipalpis Macquart, 1839Flesh Fly
Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) tibialis Macquart, 1851
Scatella (Apulvillus) cheesmanae Malloch, 1934
Scholastes lonchifer Hendel, 1914
Spathulina acroleuca Schiner, 1868
Synthesiomyia nudiseta Wulp, 1883Fly
Syritta aenigmatopatria Hardy, 1964Aridland peperomia
Syritta oceanica Macquart, 1855Desert starvine
Tachina cerceis (Walker, 1849)⇒ Exorista rustica Fallen, 1810
Telostylinus lineolatus Wiedemann, 1830Banana stalk fly
Telostylinus speculator Hennig, 1937
Tricharaea (Sarcophagula) occidua Fabricius, 1794Flesh fly
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Zeros invenatus Lamb, 1912
Zygothrica samoaensis Malloch, 1934

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Society Islands
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
17
57
91
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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