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Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
113
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
99
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
20
50
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
17
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
8
16
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
8 Families width 14 Species
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
16 Genera with 14 Species
Calobatina Enderlein, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Lauxania Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Myopa Fabricius, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Neoardelio Hendel, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Salticella Robineau-Des..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Sapromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tanyglossa Duda, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
14 Species
Calobatina geometra Robineau-Des..., 1830Fourleaf vetch
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Cerodontha abyssinica Spencer, 1961
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) fuscatus Wiedemann, 1819Chaparral false bindweed
Myopa hirsuta Stuke & Clem..., 2008
Neoardelio alternata Walker, 1861
Neoardelio alternatus Walker, 1861
Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Salticella stuckenbergi Verbeke, 1962
Scaptodrosophila anthia Okada & Carson, 1982
Spathulina peringueyi Bezzi, 1924
Tanyglossa variegata
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SuperfamilyConopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEphydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLauxanioidea
Macquart, 1835
1
3
0
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNerioidea
Westwood, 1840
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOpomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTephritoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom