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Checklist for Family Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 (Flesh flies)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
87
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
19
73
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
10
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
4
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySarcophagidae
Macquart, 1834
Flesh flies, Flesh fly, Flesh-fly, Woodlouse flies
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
4 Genera with 10 Species
Craticulina Bezzi, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Poecilometopa Villeneuve, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1951Common Flesh Flies8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
10 Species
Craticulina fimbriata Bezzi, 1911
Metopia brincki Zumpt, 1959
Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa Wiedemann, 1824Flesh fly
Sarcophaga (Liopygia) crassipalpis Macquart, 1839Flesh Fly
Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) tibialis Macquart, 1851
Sarcophaga inaequalis Austen, 1909
Sarcophaga langi Curran, 1934
Sarcophaga montivaga Zumpt, 1961
Sarcophaga nodosa Engel, 1925
Sarcophaga theseus Zumpt, 1951

Subnodes of Sarcophagidae with occurrences in Cape Town
SubfamilyMiltogramminae
Lioy, 1864
Satellite Flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySarcophaginae
Macquart, 1834
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sarcophagidae (Macquart 1834)
Sarcophagidae (Macquart 1834)


Links, sources and further information
Sarcophagidae at artfakta.se
Sarcophagidae at dyntaxa.se
Sarcophagidae at gbif.org
Sarcophagidae at irmng.org
Sarcophagidae at itis.gov