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Checklist for Tribe Ornithomyini Costa, 1846
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
457
18795
117333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
3423
20657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
92
2761
13772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
70
2106
9589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
66
1842
7085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
15
1228
3635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
3
47
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
27
167
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
10
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOrnithomyini
Costa, 1846
8
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern South America
8 Genera with 20 Species
Icosta Speiser, 18235SpeciesTaxom
Microlynchia Lutz, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Myophthiria Rondani, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Stilbometopa Coquillett, 19302SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
20 Species and 4 Subspecies
Icosta nigra intertropica Walker, 1849
Icosta (Ornithoponus) plaumanni Bequaert, 1943
Icosta (Ornithoponus) rufiventris Bigot, 1885
Icosta rufiventris fusca Macquart, 1838
Icosta albipennis Say, 1823
Microlynchia crypturelli Bequaert, 1938
Myophthiria neotropica Bequaert, 1943
Olfersia aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
Olfersia coriacea (van der Wulp, 1903)⇒ Icosta albipennis Say, 1823
Olfersia fossulata Macquart, 1843
Olfersia sordida Bigot, 1885
Ornithoctona erythrocephala Leach, 1817
Ornithoctona fusciventris Wiedemann, 1830
Ornithoctona fusciventris testacea Macquart, 1846
Ornithoctona fusciventris varipes Walker, 1849
Ornithoctona nitens Bigot, 1885
Ornithoctona oxycera Falcoz, 1929
Ornithomya ambigua Lutz, 1915
Ornithomya fuscipennis Bigot, 1885
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Pseudolynchia lividicolor Bigot, 1885
Stilbometopa legtersi Bequaert, 1955
Stilbometopa ramphastonis Ferris, 1930


Links, sources and further information
Ornithomyini at itis.gov