- Musca (genus)
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- 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, 1758Type species M. domestica
Linnaeus, 1758[1]Species See Text.
Synonyms - Byomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
- Eumusca Townsend, 1911
- Plaxemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
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 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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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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