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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
87
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
19
73
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
9
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
9 Families width 27 Species
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies12SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934Curtonotid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies5SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
23 Genera with 27 Species
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Bactrocera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophorellia Freidberg & ..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtona Seguy, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1787Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Eutropha Loew, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Mesoclanis Munro, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Neoceratitis Hendel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1978Wine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilodacus Collart, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sphenella Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Stylia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Tropicomyia Spencer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
27 Species
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) cornuta Bezzi, 1924
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Cryptophorellia peringueyi Bezzi, 1924
Cyrtona pictipennis Thomson, 1869
Dacus (Didacus) binotatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dacus (Didacus) bistrigulatus Bezzi, 1908
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) lounsburyii Coquillett, 1901
Dacus (Didacus) mulgens Munro, 1932Green apple bug
Drosophila (Dorsilopha) busckii (Cocquillett, 1901)⇒ Drosophila busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Eutropha lindneri Sabrosky, 1972
Melanagromyza cotyledonus Spencer, 1960
Melanagromyza gymnosporiae Hering, 1957
Mesoclanis dubia Walker, 1853
Mesoclanis ovalis Munro, 1950
Neoceratitis lycii Coquillett, 1901
Ophiomyia beckeri Hendel, 1923
Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) knowltoniae Hering, 1957
Piophila megastigmata Mcalpine, 1978
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823Imported cabbage leaf miner
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Tropicomyia gymnosporiae Hering, 1957
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Zaprionus vittiger Coquillett, 1901

Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Cape Town
SuperfamilyCarnoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyConopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEphydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHeteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOpomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTephritoidea
Newman, 1834
3
12
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom