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Checklist for Tribe Ornithomyini Costa, 1846
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
728
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
658
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
298
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
262
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
42
189
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
38
152
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
9
51
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOrnithomyini
Costa, 1846
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
2 Genera with 2 Species
Ornithoctona Speiser, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
2 Species
Ornithoctona laticornis Macquart, 1935
Ornithomya avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Bird Louse Fly


Links, sources and further information
Ornithomyini at itis.gov