Musca (genus)

This page refers to the genus of flies; for the Musca constellation, see Musca.
Musca
Musca domestica (housefly)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Subfamily: Muscinae
Tribe: Muscini
Genus: Musca
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
M. domestica
Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Species

See Text.

Synonyms

Musca is a genus of flies. It includes Musca domestica (the common housefly), as well as Musca autumnalis (the face fly or autumn housefly). It is part of the family Muscidae.

Species[2]

  • M. aethiops Stein, 1913, Tanzania
  • M. afra Paterson, 1956, Tanzania
  • M. albina Wiedemann, 1830
  • M. alpesa Walker, 1849
  • M. amita Hennig, 1964
  • M. asiatica Shinonaga & Kano, 1977
  • M. autumnalis De Geer, 1776
  • M. bakeri Patton, 1923
  • M. bezzii Patton & Cragg, 1913
  • M. biseta Hough, 1898
  • M. cadaverum (Kirby, 1837)
  • M. calleva Walker, 1849
  • M. callvea Walker, 1849
  • M. capensis Zielke, 1971
  • M. cassara Pont, 1973
  • M conducens Walker, 1859
  • M. confiscata Speiser, 1924
  • M convexifrons Thomson, 1869
  • M. craggi Patton, 1922
  • M. crassirostris Stein, 1903
  • M. curviforceps Sacca & Rivosecchi, 1956
  • M dasyops Stein, 1913
  • M. domestica Linnaeus, 1758
  • M. elatior Villeneuve, 1937
  • M. emdeni Nandi & Sinha, 2004
  • M. ethiopica Zielke, 1973
  • M. fergusoni Johnston & Bancroft, 1920 Australia (Qld)
  • M. fletcheri Patton & Senior-White, 1924
  • M. formosana Malloch, 1925
  • M. freedmani Paterson, 1957
  • M. gabonensis Macquart, 1855
  • M. heidiae Zielke, 1974
  • M. hervei Villeneuve, 1922
  • M. hugonis Pont, 1980
  • M. illingworthi Patton, 1923
  • M. inferior Stein, 1909
  • M. intermedia (Fallen, 1825)
  • M. larvipara Porchinskiy, 1910
  • M. lasiopa Villeneuve, 1936
  • M. lasiophthalma Thomson, 1869
  • M. liberia Snyder, 1951
  • M. lindneri Paterson, 1956
  • M. lothari Zielke, 1974
  • M. lucidula (Loew, 1856)
  • M. lusoria Wiedemann, 1824
  • M. mactans (Fabricius, 1787)
  • M. malaisei Emden, 1965
  • M. mallochi Thompson & Pont , 1994
  • M. meruensis Zielke, 1973
  • M. munroi Patton, 1936
  • M. negriabdomina Awati, 1916
  • M. nevilli Kleynhans, 1987
  • M. osiris Wiedemann, 1830
  • M. patersoni Zielke, 1971
  • M. pattoni Austen, 1910
  • M. pilifacies Emden, 1965
  • M. planiceps Wiedemann, 1824
  • M. pseudocorvina Emden, 1939
  • M. ruralis (Gravenhorst, 1807)
  • M. santoshi Joseph & Parui, 1972
  • M. seniorwhitei Patton, 1922
  • M. setulosa Zielke, 1971
  • M. somalorum Bezzi, 1892
  • M. sorbens Wiedemann, 1830
  • M. spangleri Zielke, 1971
  • M. splendens Pont, 1980
  • M. stabulans (Fallen, 1817)
  • M. striatacta Awati, 1916
  • M. suecica (Villers, 1789)
  • M. tahitiensis (Lichtenstein, 1796)
  • M. tempestatum (Bezzi, 1908)
  • M. tempestiva Fallén, 1817
  • M. terraereginae Johnston & Bancroft, 1920
  • M. tibetana Fan, 1978
  • M. transvaalensis Zielke, 1971
  • M. ugandae Emden, 1939
  • M. ventrosa Wiedemann, 1830
  • M. vetustissima Walker, 1849
  • M. vilis (Gravenhorst, 1807)
  • M villeneuvii Patton, 1922
  • M. vitripennis Meigen, 1826
  • M. wittweri Zielke, 1974
  • M. xanthomelas Wiedemann, 1824
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References

  1. Coquillett, D.W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera.". Journal of the New York Entomological Society (PDF/ Adobe Acrobat) (New York: The New York Entomological Society) 9: 134–146.
  2. Systema Dipterorum (83 species)
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