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Checklist for Infraorder Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
237
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
201
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
25
118
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zambia
25 Families width 179 Species and 2 Subspecies
#STCMEPNDGAHLO
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies11SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies15SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies15SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies46SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies27SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies6SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies3SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819Bat Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies3SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903Tik-tik flies2SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds5SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae Jones, 1906Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
118 Genera with 179 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPRSTWXZ
Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anacamptomyia Bischof, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Arcuator Sabrosky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1955Shoot Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Bengalia Robineau-Des..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Bistrispinaria Speiser, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 2006Grasshopper Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Calozenillia Townsend, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Capparimyia Bezzi, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1913Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chromatophania Brauer & von..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830Hairy Maggot Blow Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Coelotrypes Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cordylobia Gruenberg, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophorellia Freidberg & ..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopodia Kolenati, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 191515SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dexia Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1997Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Eucampsipoda Kolenati, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Exorista Meigen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Glossina Wiedemann, 1850Tik-tik2SpeciesTaxom
Goniurellia Hendel, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 19232SpeciesTaxom
Haematobosca Bezzi, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 19283SpeciesTaxom
Heterostylus Schnabl & Dz..., 19352SpeciesTaxom
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Isomyia Walker, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Kiniatiliops Mesnil, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Labeschatia Munro, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Lagaroceras Becker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Leucotaeniella Bezzi, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Linnaemya Robineau-Des..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1907Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Medina Robineau-Des..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Melanochaeta Bezzi, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Meromyzella Andersson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metacemyia Herting, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Metadon Reemer, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Metasphenisca Hendel, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Mezona Speiser, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Miltogramma Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Mitroplatia Enderlein, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Nemoraea Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Neocordylobia Villeneuve, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Neomyia Walker, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Nippia Munro, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Ochromusca Malloch, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oedaspis Loew, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Orthellia Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Parafreutreta Munro, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapachycerina Stuckenberg, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Paraspheniscoides Hering, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Perilampsis Bezzi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pharyngobolus Brauer, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phasia Robineau-Des..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Phthiridium Hermann, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 19654SpeciesTaxom
Phyladelphus Becker, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphia Becker, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonapomyza Hendel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Psyllomyia Loew, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocatagonia Mesnil, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellina Malloch, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1915Snouted Hoverflies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiella Adams, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 19335SpeciesTaxom
Rivelliomima Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1972Common Flesh Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Siphlus Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Strobiloestrus Brauer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stylogaster Macquart, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Suillia Robineau-Des..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20052SpeciesTaxom
Tephraciura Hering, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Thecocarcelia Townsend, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Tricyclea Wulp, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Trixoscelis Robineau-Des..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocanace Hendel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Zumba Peris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
179 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Anacamptomyia pallida Roubaud & Vi..., 1914
Arcuator stigmaticus Lamb, 1912
Asarkina liberia Curran, 1938
Atherigona mitrata Seguy, 1955
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Bengalia cuthbertsoni Zumpt, 1956
Bengalia spinifemorata Villeneuve, 1913
Bistrispinaria magniceps Bezzi, 1918
Bistrispinaria woodi Bezzi, 1924
Blaesoxipha kafuenia Lehrer, 2006
Calozenillia perlucida Karsch, 1886
Capparimyia aristata De Meyer & F..., 2005
Capparimyia bipustulata Bezzi, 1923
Cephalops (Cephalops) obtusus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) stictica Bezzi, 1909
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) bremii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Grass fern
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) punctata Wiedemann, 1824Cacao fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) fasciventris Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) pedestris Bezzi, 1924Strychnos fruit fly
Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913
Chromatophania fenestrata Villeneuve, 1913
Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819Hairy maggot blow fly
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysomya regalis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Coelotrypes major Bezzi, 1924
Cordylobia anthropophaga Blanchard, 1872Skin maggot of man
Cosmina upembae Zumpt, 1967
Cryptophorellia trivittata Freidberg & ..., 1989
Cyclopodia greeffi Karsch, 1884
Cyclopodia greeffii Karsch, 1884
Dacus (Dacus) armatus Fabricius, 1805
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) ikelenge Hancock, 1985
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Dacus) sakeji Hancock, 1985
Dacus (Dacus) xanthopterus Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Didacus) africanus Adams, 1905
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) eminus Munro, 1939
Dacus (Didacus) famona Hancock, 1985
Dacus (Didacus) ficicola Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Didacus) kariba Hancock, 1985
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus vertebratus marginalis Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Leptoxyda) rufus Bezzi, 1915
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Dexia rhodesia Curran, 1941
Diopsis angustifemur Brunetti, 1926
Diopsis circularis Macquart, 1835
Diopsis ichneumonea Greene, 1924
Dohrniphora zambiae Disney, 2003
Drosophila (Drosophila) diamphidia Hardy, 1965
Drosophila seyanii Chassagnard ..., 1997
Elachiptera simplicipes Becker, 1910
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eucampsipoda africana Theodor, 1955
Exorista duplaria Villeneuve, 1916
Glossina fuscipes Newstead, 1910
Glossina morsitans Westwood, 1850Tsetse
Goniurellia munroi Freidberg, 1980
Gymnodia eremophila Brauer & Ber..., 1894
Gymnodia ruficornis Malloch, 1923
Haematobosca alcis Snow, 1891Moose Fly
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helina garmsi Zielke, 1974
Helina wroughtoni Malloch, 1928
Heterostylus caducus Marshall, 1935
Heterostylus caudatus Marshall, 1935
Hippobosca fulva Austen, 1912
Hippobosca hirsuta Austen, 1911
Hippobosca hirsuta neavei Austen, 1911
Isomyia connivens Villeneuve, 1917
Isomyia grossa Villeneuve, 1917
Isomyia oculosa Villeneuve, 1917
Kiniatiliops nigrapex Mesnil, 1952
Labeschatia circumlineata Munro, 1967Wobbly keyhole limpet
Lagaroceras sequens Becker, 1910
Leucotaeniella guttipennis Bezzi, 1920
Leucotaeniella pentaspila Bezzi, 1918
Leucotaeniella trispila Bezzi, 1918
Linnaemya turbida Brauer & Ber..., 1893
Lipoptena paradoxa Newstead, Du..., 1907
Liriomyza brassicae Riley, 1885Cabbage leaf miner
Lispe maculata Stein, 1913
Lispe zumpti Paterson, 1953
Medina egregia Villeneuve, 1950
Melanochaeta scapularis Adams, 1905
Melanochaeta vulgaris Adams, 1905
Meromyzella capensis Loew, 1860
Metacemyia calloti Seguy, 1936
Metasphenisca interrupta Munro, 1929
Metasphenisca longulior Munro, 1929
Metasphenisca tetrachaeta Bezzi, 1918
Mezona mwinilungae Hancock, 1987
Microdon inermis (Loew, 1858)⇒ Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Microselia beaveri Disney, 1983
Miltogramma cuthbertsoni Curran, 1936
Mitroplatia mouschi Zielke, 1971
Nemoraea natalensis Villeneuve, 1916
Neocordylobia roubaudi Villeneuve, 1929
Neomyia viridifrons Macquart, 1843
Nippia reticulata Hancock, 1985
Notiphila cana Cresson, 1947
Ochromusca trifaria Bigot, 1878
Oedaspis plucheivora Freidberg & ..., 1992
Ophiomyia centrosematis De Meijere, 1940
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus flavipes Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus inornatus Loew, 1860
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Parafreutreta sobrinata Munro, 1953
Parapachycerina munroi Stuckenberg, 1971
Paraspheniscoides senarius Bezzi, 1924
Peleteria rustica Karsch, 1886
Penicillidia fulvida Bigot, 1885
Perilampsis thyene (Munro, 1939)⇒ Perilampsis amazuluana Munro, 1929
Phaonia virgata Stein, 1913
Pharyngobolus africanus Brauer, 1866
Phasia nasalis Bezzi, 1908
Pherbellia costata Verbeke, 1950
Phthiridium rhodesiense Theodor, 1957
Phumosia fulva Seguy, 1941
Phumosia lutescens Villeneuve, 1916
Phumosia rossi Nesbitt, 1975
Phumosia victoriae Zumpt & Stimie, 1965
Phyladelphus woodi Deeming, 2018
Physocephala decisa (Brunetti, 1925)⇒ Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Pselaphia haladai Kubik, 2006
Pselaphia zambiensis Kubik, 2006
Pseudonapomyza zambiana Cerny, 2008
Psyllomyia megophthalma Disney, 1998
Psyllomyia sinupennata Disney, 1998
Ptilocatagonia viridescens Mesnil, 1956
Pyrellina weyeri Zielke, 1971
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia fuscipes Bezzi, 1915
Rhodesiella tarsalis Adams, 1905
Rhyncomya buccalis Villeneuve, 1927
Rhyncomya cassotis Walker, 1849
Rhyncomya forcipata Villeneuve, 1927
Rhyncomya pruinosa Villeneuve, 1922
Rhyncomya tristis Seguy, 1933
Rivelliomima punctiventris Bezzi, 1924
Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa Wiedemann, 1824Flesh fly
Sarcophaga leechi Zumpt, 1967
Sarcophaga lomagundica Rohdendorf, 1963
Sarcophaga weyeri Zumpt, 1972
Scaptodrosophila anthia Okada & Carson, 1982
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Sepedon ornatifrons Adams, 1905
Siphlus seminifer de Saussure, 1867
Stomorhina cribrata Bigot, 1874
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Strobiloestrus vanzyli Zumpt, 1961
Stylogaster frontalis Krober, 1914
Stylogaster westwoodi Smith, 1967
Suillia balteata Lamb, 1917
Syneura luciola Borgmeier, 1925
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Tephraciura oborinia Walker, 1849
Tephraciura semiangusta Bezzi, 1918
Thecocarcelia trichops Herting, 1967
Tomosvaryella congoana Hardy, 1950
Tricyclea bipartita Seguy, 1933
Tricyclea flavida Malloch, 1927
Tricyclea semicinerea Bezzi, 1908
Trixoscelis coetzeei Cogan, 1977
Trupanea discyrta Munro, 1964
Trupanea tubulata Munro, 1964
Woodiphora beaveri Disney, 1985
Xanthocanace capensis Wirth, 1956
Zumba rhinoides Peris, 1951

Subnodes of Muscomorpha with occurrences in Zambia
SectionAschiza
Becher, 1882
3
21
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionSchizophora
Becher, 1882
22
97
159
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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