Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region Caribbean (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 657
12365
38331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 653
12348
38295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 627
12188
37884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 383
9584
30287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 92
1536
5192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 72
1215
3605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 55
912
2494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 51
781
2016 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 38
390
1147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Caribbean
38 Families width 1147 Species and 2 Subspecies #ABCDEHLMNOPRSTU
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 178 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Braulidae Egger, 1853 | Bee lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canaceidae (Jones, 1906) | Beach flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Carnidae Newman, 1834 | Bird flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 94 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 170 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 124 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 | Cheese flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopomyzidae (Mcalpine, 1966) | Banana flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Richardidae Snow, 1896 | Richardid flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930 | Ropalomerid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Somatiidae Hendel, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Syringogastridae Prado, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856 | Stretched-foot flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 128 | Species | Taxom | | Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916) | Tethinid flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Caribbean | Superfamily | Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
| 6
64
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies | 1
6
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
| 4
6
7 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 3
80
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 1
29
71 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lauxanioidea
Macquart, 1835
| 2
27
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lonchopteroidea
Brues & Melander, 1932
Pointed-wing flies, Spear-winged flies | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
| 3
19
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 6
41
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 4
23
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
| 7
94
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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