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Checklist for Tribe Ornithomyini Costa, 1846
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1054
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
775
3123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
663
2713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
277
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
3
26
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
18
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
9
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOrnithomyini
Costa, 1846
7
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
7 Genera with 19 Species
Icosta Speiser, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Myophthiria Rondani, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 19662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
19 Species
Icosta (Icosta) plana Walker, 1861
Icosta (Ornithoponus) suvaensis Bequaert, 1941
Icosta parallelifrons Speiser, 1902
Myophthiria fijiarum Maa, 1980
Myophthiria neocaledonica Maa, 1980
Myophthiria neohebudarum Maa, 1980
Olfersia aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
Olfersia erythropsis (Bigot, 1885)⇒ Olfersia aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
Ornithoctona kanakorum Bigot, 1885
Ornithoctona plicata von Olfers, 1816
Ornithoica (Ornithoica) exilis Walker, 1861Ked
Ornithoica aequisenta Maa, 1966
Ornithoica caledonica Sinclair, 1997
Ornithoica hystricosa Maa & Marshall, 1981
Ornithoica punctatissima Maa, 1966
Ornithomya apelta Maa, 1969
Ornithomya fuscipennis Bigot, 1885
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Pseudolynchia serratipes Maa, 1966


Links, sources and further information
Ornithomyini at itis.gov