''Musca'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
. It includes ''
Musca domestica
The housefly (''Musca domestica'') is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It possibly originated in the Middle East, and spread around the world as a commensal of humans. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the t ...
'' (the housefly), as well as ''
Musca autumnalis'' (the face fly or autumn housefly). It is part of the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Muscidae
Muscidae are a family of flies found in the superfamily Muscoidea.
Muscidae, some of which are commonly known as house flies or stable flies due to their synanthropy, are worldwide in distribution and contain almost 4,000 described species i ...
.
Selected species
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M. aethiops''
Stein, 1913,
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
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M. afra''
Paterson, 1956, Tanzania
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M. albina''
Wiedemann, 1830
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M. alpesa''
Walker, 1849
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M. amita''
Hennig, 1964
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M. asiatica
''Malus asiatica'' also known as the Chinese pearleaf crabapple is a species in the genus '' Malus'', in the family Rosaceae. It is native to China and Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, ...
''
Shinonaga & Kano, 1977
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M. autumnalis''
De Geer
The De Geer family (, ; also: De Geer van Jutphaas and De Geer van Oudegein) is a prominent industrial family of Walloon origin that belongs to the Swedish and Dutch nobility.
History
The name derives from the town of Geer near Liège (in pre ...
, 1776
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M. bakeri''
Patton, 1923
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M. bezzii''
Patton & Cragg, 1913
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M. biseta''
Hough, 1898
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M. capensis''
Zielke, 1971
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M. cassara''
Pont, 1973
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M conducens''
Walker, 1859
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M. confiscata''
Speiser, 1924
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M convexifrons''
Thomson, 1869
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M. craggi''
Patton, 1922
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M. crassirostris''
Stein
Stein may refer to:
Places Austria
* Stein, a neighbourhood of Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria
* Stein, Styria, a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeld, Styria
* Stein (Lassing), a village in the district of Liezen, Styria
* Stein a ...
, 1903
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M. curviforceps''
Saccà & Rivosechi, 1956
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M. dasyops''
Stein, 1913
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M. domestica''
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
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M. elatior''
Villeneuve, 1937
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M. emdeni''
Nandi & Sinha, 2004
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M. ethiopica''
Zielke, 1973
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M. fergusoni''
Johnston & Bancroft, 1920
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M. fletcheri''
Patton & Senior-White, 1924
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M. formosana''
Malloch, 1925
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M. freedmani''
Paterson, 1957
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M. gabonensis''
Macquart, 1855
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M. heidiae''
Zielke, 1974
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M. hervei''
Villeneuve, 1922
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M. hugonis''
Pont, 1980
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M. illingworthi''
Patton, 1923
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M. inferior''
Stein, 1909
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M. larvipara''
Porchinskiy, 1910
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M. lasiopa''
Villeneuve, 1936
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M. lasiophthalma''
Thomson, 1869
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M. liberia''
Snyder, 1951
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M. lindneri''
Paterson, 1956
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M. lothari''
Zielke, 1974
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M. lucidula''
(Loew, 1856)
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M. lusoria''
Wiedemann, 1824
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M. malaisei''
Emden, 1965
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M. mallochi''
Thompson & Pont, 1994
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M. meruensis''
Zielke, 1973
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M. munroi''
Patton, 1936
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M. nevilli''
Kleynhans, 1987
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M. osiris''
Wiedemann, 1830
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M. patersoni''
Zielke, 1971
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M. pattoni''
Austen, 1910
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M. pilifacies''
Emden, 1965
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M. planiceps''
Wiedemann, 1824
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M. pseudocorvina''
Emden, 1939
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M. santoshi''
Joseph & Parui, 1972
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M. seniorwhitei''
Patton, 1922
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M. setulosa''
Zielke, 1971
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M. sorbens''
Wiedemann, 1830
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M. spangleri''
Zielke, 1971
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M. splendens''
Pont, 1980
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M. striatacta''
Awati, 1916
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M. tempestatum''
(Bezzi, 1908)
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M. tempestiva''
Fallén, 1817
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M. terraereginae''
Johnston & Bancroft, 1920
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M. tibetana''
Fan, 1978
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M. transvaalensis''
Zielke, 1971
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M. ugandae''
Emden, 1939
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M. ventrosa''
Wiedemann, 1830
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M. vetustissima''
Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1849
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M villeneuvii''
Patton, 1922
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M. vitripennis''
Meigen, 1826
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M. wittweri''
Zielke, 1974
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M. xanthomelas''
(Wiedemann, 1824)
Phylogeny
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Musca (Genus)
Muscidae genera
Muscidae
Household pest insects
Muscomorph flies of Europe
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus