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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2568
4695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2567
4694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2521
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2235
4301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
281
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
233
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
27
128
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Zimbabwe
27 Families width 191 Species
#TLSCMHPADOE
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies34SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies39SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies17SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies30SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies8SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies5SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies5SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934Curtonotid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies4SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies4SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae (Fallen, 1815)Flat footed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Zimbabwe
128 Genera with 191 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTXYZ
Afraciura Hering, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Afrocneros Bezzi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Afrolauxania Curran, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anacamptomyia Bischof, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Archiconops Kröber, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Aristobatina Verbeke, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Bengalia Robineau-Des..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Brachycrotaphus Krauss, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Bromophila Loew, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Buquetia Robineau-Des..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Carcelia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Centrioncus Speiser, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1913Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceroptera Macquart, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chromatomyia Hardy, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Chromatophania Brauer & von..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830Hairy Maggot Blow Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Coelotrypes Bezzi, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1935Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 19157SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 18051SpeciesTaxom
Craspedoxantha Bezzi, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtona Seguy, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 192410SpeciesTaxom
Dasiops Rondani, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dicheniotes Munro, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Didacus Collart, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1965Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Exorista Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1758Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Gymnaciura Hering, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Gymnosoma Meigen, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Hoplacephala Macquart, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Hyaloctoides Munro, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Isomyia Walker, 18886SpeciesTaxom
Jeannelopsis Seguy, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauxania Latreille, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1939Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Metasphenisca Hendel, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Milichiella Giglio-Tos, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Myospila Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neocordylobia Villeneuve, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ocnerioxa Speiser, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ornithophila Speiser, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pachycerina Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachychoeromyia Villeneuve, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Palexorista Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paratoxophora Engel, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Paratoxopoda Duda, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Pardalaspis Bezzi, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Perilampsis Bezzi, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 19083SpeciesTaxom
Physiphora Fallen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18302SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesioclythia Kessel & Mag..., 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Pleurocerinella Brunetti, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pliomelaena Bezzi, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosyrphus Malloch, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepicausta Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophysocephala Kröber, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Pterella Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Rhinchopsilopa1SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1915Snouted Hoverflies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsilopa Hendel, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 19294SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sapromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1824Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Silba Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Sisyropa Brauer & von..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphyracephala Say, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Stegana Meigen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Stegosoma Loew, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Stylogaster Macquart, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 18302SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Teloglabrus Feijen, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Tricyclea Wulp, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ypsilomena Munro, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19012SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
191 Species
Afraciura quaternaria Bezzi, 1924
Afraciura zernyi Hering, 1941
Afrocneros excellens Loew, 1861
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Anacamptomyia rufescens Villeneuve, 1910
Archiconops erythrocephalus Fabricius, 1794
Aristobatina principalis Frey, 1929
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Bengalia cuthbertsoni Zumpt, 1956
Bengalia peuhi Villeneuve, 1914
Brachycrotaphus buettneri Karsch, 1896
Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus Fischer, 1853Savanna Grasshopper
Brachyopa bicolor Fallen, 1817
Bromophila caffra Macquart, 1846
Buquetia musca Robineau-Des..., 1847
Calycomyza humeralis Roser, 1840Aster leaf miner
Carcelia (Senometopia) evolans Wiedemann, 1830
Centrioncus prodiopsis Speiser, 1910
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) cuthbertsoni Munro, 1936
Ceriana dirickxi Thompson, 2013
Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceroptera crispa Duda, 1925
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chromatomyia atricornis Meigen, 1830
Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau, 1851)⇒ Phytomyza horticola Goureau, 1851
Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Hardy, 1849)⇒ Phytomyza syngenesiae Hardy, 1849
Chromatophania picta Wiedemann, 1830
Chrysogaster poecilops Bezzi, 1915
Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819Hairy maggot blow fly
Chrysomya bezziana Villeneuve, 1914Fly
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya marginalis Wiedemann, 1830
Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Coelotrypes vittatus Bezzi, 1923
Coenosia cuthbertsoni Curran, 1935
Conops (Asiconops) braunsii Krober, 1915
Conops (Asiconops) elegans Meigen, 1824
Conops (Conops) aurantius Brunetti, 1925
Conops (Conops) decipiens Krober, 1933
Conops apicalis Krober, 1915
Conops atroviolaceus Camras, 1962
Conops brunnipennis Krober, 1915
Cosmina aenea Fabricius, 1805
Craspedoxantha marginalis Wiedemann, 1818
Craspedoxantha polyspila Bezzi, 1924
Cylindromyia xiphias Bezzi, 1908
Cyrtona pictipennis Thomson, 1869
Dacus (Dacus) masaicus (Munro, 1937)⇒ Dacus pleuralis Collart, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) pleuralis Collart, 1935
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) famona Hancock, 1985
Dacus (Didacus) ficicola Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker, 1922Greater melon fly
Dacus (Didacus) pleuralis Collart, 1935
Dacus (Didacus) siliqualactis Munro, 1939
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) marshalli Bezzi, 1924
Dasiops munroi Mcalpine, 1960
Dasiops stuckenbergi Mcalpine, 1960
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Dicheniotes distigma Bezzi, 1924
Diopsis apicalis (Dalman, 1817)⇒ Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Drosophila (Drosophila) diamphidia Hardy, 1965
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) trizonatus Bigot, 1858
Eristalinus eclarus Curran, 1939
Eumerus axinecerus Speiser, 1910
Eumerus breijeri Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus pipizoides Speiser, 1915
Eumerus rubiginosus Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus vansoni Doesburg, 1955
Exorista (Ptilotachina) xanthaspis Wiedemann, 1830
Gasterophilus nasalis Linnaeus, 1758Horse nasal bot fly
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Gymnaciura neavei Bezzi, 1920
Gymnosoma emdeni Mesnil, 1950
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Hemigymnochaeta unicolor Bigot, 1888
Hemigymnochaeta varia Hough, 1898
Homoneura (Homoneura) acrotoma Sasakawa, 1992
Homoneura cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Hoplacephala schistacea Villeneuve, 1913
Hoplacephala tessellata Macquart, 1846
Hyaloctoides semiater (Loew, 1861)⇒ Hyaloctoides gorgoneus Hering, 1958
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Isomyia distinguenda Villeneuve, 1917
Isomyia grossa Villeneuve, 1917
Isomyia longicauda Villeneuve, 1917
Isomyia natalensis Villeneuve, 1917
Isomyia oculosa Villeneuve, 1917
Isomyia tristis Bigot, 1888
Lauxania anceps Curran, 1938
Leucophenga cuneata Bachli, 1971
Limnophora quaterna Loew, 1852
Lonchaea viriosa Mcalpine, 1960
Melanagromyza metallica Thomson, 1869
Melanagromyza viridissima Spencer, 1959
Merodon stevensoni Curran, 1939
Metasphenisca tetrachaeta Bezzi, 1918
Microdon wainwrighti Curran, 1938
Morellia calyptrata Stein, 1913
Musca lusoria Wiedemann, 1824
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neocordylobia roubaudi Villeneuve, 1929
Notiphila bipunctata Loew, 1862
Notiphila obscuricornis Loew, 1862
Ocnerioxa cooksoni Munro, 1967Wobbly keyhole limpet
Ophiomyia phaseoli Tryon, 1895Bean fly
Ornithophila metallica Schiner, 1864
Pachychoeromyia praegrandis Austen, 1910
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Paralimna poecila Wirth, 1956
Paratoxophora cuthbertsoni Engel, 1936
Paratoxopoda amonane Vanschuytbroeck, 1961
Paratoxopoda depilis Walker, 1849
Parydra bucculenta Loew, 1862
Perilampsis diademata (Bezzi, 1924)⇒ Perilampsis miratrix Munro, 1939
Perilampsis miratrix Munro, 1939
Phumosia lutescens Villeneuve, 1916
Phumosia mossopi Zumpt, 1953
Phumosia stabulans Bezzi, 1908
Physiphora clausa Macquart, 1843Picture-winged fly
Physocephala decisa (Brunetti, 1925)⇒ Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Physocephala fumivena Camras, 2001
Physocephala interrupta
Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Phytomia bulligera Austen, 1909
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomyza horticola Goureau, 1851
Pleurocerinella dioctriaeformis Brunetti, 1923
Pliomelaena stevensoni Munro, 1937
Pseudepicausta recta Hendel, 1914
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Pseudophysocephala barbata Camras, 2001
Pseudophysocephala capensis Krober, 1931
Pseudophysocephala platycephala Loew, 1853
Pterella obscurior Villeneuve, 1916
Rhinchopsilopa stuckenbergi
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia pellucens Bezzi, 1915
Rhynchopsilopa stuckenbergi Wirth, 1968
Rhyncomya dasyops Bezzi, 1908
Rhyncomya pruinosa Villeneuve, 1922
Rhyncomya soyauxi Karsch, 1886
Rhyncomya trispina Villeneuve, 1929
Rivellia latifascia Hendel, 1914
Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa Wiedemann, 1824Flesh fly
Scaptodrosophila anthia Okada & Carson, 1982
Scedella caffra Loew, 1861
Scedella praetexta Loew, 1861
Senaspis elliottii Austen, 1909
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Sepedon saegeri Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon trichrooscelis Speiser, 1910
Sepsis arotrolabis Duda, 1926
Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830Black scavenger fly
Silba arcana Mcalpine, 1960
Spathulina arcucincta Bezzi, 1924
Sphyracephala beccarii Rondani, 1873
Sphyracephala munroi Curran, 1928
Stegana varipes Tsacas, 1990
Stegosoma bowdeni Peris, 1951
Stegosoma vinculatum Loew, 1863
Stomorhina cribrata Bigot, 1874
Stylogaster varifrons Malloch, 1930
Suillia aspinosa Lamb, 1917
Suillia picta Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Teloglabrus vumbensis Feijen, 1983
Tricyclea ochracea Seguy, 1933
Trupanea infissa Munro, 1964
Trupanea tersa Munro, 1964
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Ypsilomena compacta Bezzi, 1924
Zaprionus (Zaprionus) tuberculatus Malloch, 1932
Zaprionus vittiger Coquillett, 1901

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in South Zimbabwe
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
3
25
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
24
103
151
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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