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MUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Muscidae? Imago 19 May 2007 West Norfolk England 13 5
Muscidae? Imago 5 May 2007 Oxon England 2
Muscidae? Imago 10 August 2006 Stafford England 22
Muscidae Imago 7 August 2006 Stafford England 18
Muscidae? In cop. 29 June 1975 Surrey England 1

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Species Achanthiptera rohrelliformis (Robineau-Desvoidydy) (a muscid fly)         1
Genus Azelia (a genus of muscid flies) 1        
Species Azelia nebulosa Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (a muscid fly)         1
Genus Drymeia (a genus of muscid flies) 2        
Species Drymeia hamata (Fallen, 1823) (a muscid fly)   7 1   2
Species Drymeia vicana (Harris, 1780) (a muscid fly)         1
Species Eudasyphora cyanella (Meigen, 1826) (a muscid fly)         2
Species Graphomya maculata (Scopoli, 1763) (a muscid fly)   22 33    
Species Haematobia irritans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Horn Fly)         2
Species Haematobosca stimulans (Meigen, 1824) (a muscid fly)         2
Genus Helina (a genus of muscid flies) 3        
Species Helina impuncta (Fallen, 1825) (a muscid fly)         1
Species Helina sexmaculata (Preyssler, 1791) (a muscid fly)         1
Species Helina subvittata (Seguy, 1923) (a muscid fly)         1
Genus Hydrotaea (a genus of muscid flies) 4       5
Genus Limnophora (a genus of muscid flies) 1        
Species Limnophora maculosa (Meigen, 1826) (a muscid fly)         1
Species Lispocephala fuscitibia Ringdahl, 1944 (a house-fly)       1  
Species Mesembrina meridiana (Linnaeus, 1758) (a muscid fly)   16 9   1
Genus Morellia (a genus of muscid flies) 2        
Species Morellia hortorum (Fallen, 1817) (a muscid fly)         1
Species Morellia simplex (Loew, 1857) (a muscid fly)         1
Genus Musca (house-flies) 2 9 28   4
Genus Muscina (a genus of muscid flies) 3       3
Genus Mydaea (a genus of muscid flies) 4       7
Genus Phaonia (a genus of muscid flies) 15   69   20
Genus Polietes (a genus of muscid flies) 2       3
Species Potamia littoralis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (a muscid fly)         3
Species Potamia setifemur (Stein, 1916) (a muscid fly)         1
Species Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Stable Fly, Biting Housefly)     19   2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968 Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae

MUSCIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
CALYPTRATA
(calypterate flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

MUSCIDAE is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Muscidae listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
CYCLORRHAPHA
(a suborder of flies)

Associated with MUSCIDAE:

Photos adult (live) live adult may be infected by Entomophthora muscae - an entomophagous fungus (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
adult adult may be infected by Furia americana - an entomophagous fungus (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982

Muscidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

References

Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982 Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato

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