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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
140
4372
28627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
107
3500
18778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
79
2606
12544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
75
2278
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
16
1494
4887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
3
49
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
29
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
12
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOrnithomyini
Costa, 1846
9
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
9 Genera with 27 Species
Icosta Speiser, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Microlynchia Lutz, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Myophthiria Rondani, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18177SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Stilbometopa Coquillett, 19302SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
27 Species and 4 Subspecies
Icosta (Ornithoponus) nigra Perty, 1833
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
Microlynchia galapagoensis Bequaert, 1955
Myophthiria neotropica Bequaert, 1943
Olfersia aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
Olfersia bisulcata Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Olfersia coriacea (van der Wulp, 1903)⇒ Icosta albipennis Say, 1823
Olfersia fossulata Macquart, 1843
Olfersia fumipennis Sahlberg, 1886
Olfersia sordida Bigot, 1885
Olfersia spinifera Leach, 1817Frigate bird fly
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
Ornithoica confluenta Say, 1823
Ornithoica vicina Walker, 1849Ked
Ornithomya ambigua Lutz, 1915
Ornithomya fuscipennis Bigot, 1885
Ornithomya parva Macquart, 1843
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