Muscini
Genus Guides
5- Eudasyphora
- Mesembrina
- Morellia
- Musca(house flies)
- Neomyia(False Greenbottles)
Muscini is a tribe of flies within the Muscidae, comprising approximately 350 across 18 with worldwide distribution. The tribe includes several well-known genera such as Musca (house flies), Neomyia, Morellia, and Polietes. A comprehensive taxonomic revision in 2009 provided identification keys and generic for all world genera. The group has been subject to detailed phylogenetic study, with infrageneric including subgenera of Dasyphora and Morellia formally recognized.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Muscini: //mʊˈskiːniː//
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Identification
Muscini can be distinguished from other tribes in Muscinae by the combination of morphological characters detailed in Nihei & de Carvalho (2009), including features of the male and female terminalia, chaetotaxy, and wing venation. The 2009 revision provides a dichotomous key to separate the 18 : Biopyrellia, Curranosia, Dasyphora, Deltotus, Hennigmyia, Mesembrina, Mitroplatia, Morellia, Musca, Myiophaea, Neomyia, Neorypellia, Polietes, Polietina, Pyrellia, Pyrellina, Sarcopromusca, and Ziminellia. Subgeneric divisions exist within Dasyphora and Morellia.
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Distribution
Worldwide.
Human Relevance
The Musca within this tribe includes Musca domestica, the common house fly, which is a significant pest associated with human habitation and waste. Several other genera (Neomyia, Morellia, Polietes) are commonly observed in environments. The group has substantial importance in public health and research.
Similar Taxa
- StomoxyiniAlso in Muscinae, but distinguished by blood-feeding mouthparts and association with livestock; Muscini lack piercing mouthparts.
- HydrotaeiniAnother tribe in Muscinae, typically associated with and carrion ; separation relies on chaetotaxy and male terminalia characters detailed in Muscini identification keys.