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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Spotsylvania County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
124
343
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
124
343
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
321
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
280
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spotsylvania County
7 Families width 6 Species
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Spotsylvania County
7 Genera with 6 Species
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spotsylvania County
6 Species
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Physocephala marginata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Spotsylvania County
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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