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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » Muscidae » Muscinae

Subfamily Muscinae

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5014968 biting fly - Stomoxys calcitrans Metallic Hoover - female Fly - Morellia podagrica - female Moose Fly, Haematobosca alcis (Snow, 1891) - Haematobosca alcis muscid - Musca domestica - male Fly eating Dave. - Stomoxys calcitrans Musca? - Musca domestica
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Calyptratae)
Superfamily Muscoidea
Family Muscidae
Subfamily Muscinae
Identification
Among many others, this subfamily includes all the Muscidae with M vein elbowed as in Musca. Muscidae with M bent slightly towards R4+5 are not necessarily in Muscinae.
Female often with proclinate orbital setae. Genal dilation usually present in Muscini. Gena without upcurved setae in most. Anterior supra-alar seta (prealar) usually present. Mid tibiae often with pv. Hind tibiae in most with 1 pd.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 6 April, 2011 - 4:41pm
Additional contributions by Arturo Santos
Last updated 11 August, 2022 - 10:34pm

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