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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Victorian Midlands (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
177
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
177
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
63
166
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
139
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
33
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Victorian Midlands
6 Families width 23 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820Heleomyzid flies9SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Victorian Midlands
14 Genera with 23 Species
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Austroleria Mcalpine, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Cardiacera Macquart, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1845Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diplogeomyza Hendel, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euprosopia Macquart, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Lenophila Guérin-Ménev..., 18433SpeciesTaxom
Meiosimyza Hendel, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1852Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Sapromyza Fallen, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tapeigaster Macquart, 18516SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victorian Midlands
23 Species
Austalis pulchella Macquart, 1846
Austroleria extensa Mcalpine, 1967
Austroleria truncata Mcalpine, 1967
Cardiacera maculipennis Bezzi, 1929
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) breviscapa Saunders, 1845
Diplogeomyza diaphora Hendel, 1917
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euprosopia vitrea Mcalpine, 1973
Lenophila achilles McAlpine & Kim, 1977
Lenophila coerulea Macquart, 1846
Lenophila dentipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Meiosimyza appula Walker, 1849
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Ornithomya fuscipennis Bigot, 1885
Sapromyza spinigera Malloch, 1933
Sapromyza unicolorata Malloch, 1926
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Tapeigaster annulipes Macquart, 1847
Tapeigaster argyrospila Bezzi, 1923
Tapeigaster brunneifrons Malloch, 1927
Tapeigaster cinctipes Walker, 1853
Tapeigaster digitata McAlpine & Kent, 1982
Tapeigaster nigricornis Macquart, 1851

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Victorian Midlands
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
5
9
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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