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Checklist for Superfamily Oestroidea Leach, 1815
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
973
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
973
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
947
1322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
746
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
100
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
64
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
40
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
16
33
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
4
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for U.S. Virgin Islands
2 Families width 9 Species
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies8SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
8 Genera with 9 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Peckia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Retrocitomyia Lopes, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricharaea Thomson, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
9 Species
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Peckia chrysostoma Wiedemann, 1830
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834

Subnodes of Oestroidea with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles, Bluebottles, Carrion flies, Cluster flies, Green-bottles, Greenbottles
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySarcophagidae
Macquart, 1834
Flesh flies, flesh fly, Flesh-fly, Woodlouse flies
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Oestroidea at artfakta.se
Oestroidea at dyntaxa.se
Oestroidea at marinespecies.org