Musca (genus)
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- This page refers to the genus of flies; for the Musca constellation, see Musca.
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| Musca domestica Housefly | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Subfamily: | Muscinae |
| Tribe: | Muscini |
| Genus: | Musca Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| M. domestica Linnaeus, 1758[1] |
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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.
[edit] Species List
- M. albina Wiedemann, 1830
- M. amita Hennig, 1964
- M. autumnalis De Geer, 1776
- M. biseta Hough, 1898
- M. crassirostris Stein, 1903
- M. domestica Linnaeus, 1758
- M. larvipara Porchinskiy, 1910
- M. lucidula (Loew, 1856)
- M. osiris Wiedemann, 1830
- M. sorbens Wiedemann, 1830
- M. tempestiva Fallén, 1817
- M. vitripennis Meigen, 1826
- M. vetustissima Walker, 1849
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[edit] References
- ^ Coquillett, D.W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera." (PDF/ Adobe Acrobat). Journal of the New York Entomological Society (New York: The New York Entomological Society) 9: 134–146.
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