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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
257
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
257
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
252
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
225
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taita-Taveta County
7 Families width 13 Species
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taita-Taveta County
14 Genera with 13 Species
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1794Hairy Maggot Blow Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Fulgenta1SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhinomusca Malloch, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taita-Taveta County
13 Species
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker, 1922Greater melon fly
Fulgenta longicerca MacGowan, 2005
Hemigymnochaeta varia Hough, 1898
Lonchaea taita MacGowan, 2018
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Paragus auritus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Rhinomusca brucei Malloch, 1932
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
2
7
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
5
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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