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Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
153
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
94
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
58
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
18
38
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
9
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
9 Families width 33 Species
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856Asteiid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies13SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies10SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
17 Genera with 33 Species
Asteia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Chaetonerius Hendel, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dactylothyrea De Meijere, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Dicranosepsis Duda, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1997Fruit fly3SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Leptometopa Becker, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Neoceratitis Hendel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiella Adams, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
33 Species
Asteia lambi Duda, 1927
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) curcubitae Coquillett, 1899
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) malgassa Munro, 1939
Chaetonerius kotrbae Sepúlveda, C..., 2019
Chlorops comoroensis Sabrosky, 1979
Dactylothyrea comoroensis Sabrosky, 1979
Dactylothyrea flavicornis Sabrosky, 1979
Dactylothyrea flavitibia Sabrosky, 1979
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) etiennellus Munro, 1984
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dicranosepsis takoensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Drosophila (Sophophora) ashburneri Tsacas, 1984
Drosophila (Sophophora) chauvacae Tsacas, 1984
Drosophila (Sophophora) comorensis Tsacas, 1997
Elachiptera comoroensis Sabrosky, 1979
Leptometopa matilei Sabrosky, 1978
Neoceratitis cyanescens Bezzi, 1923Tomato fruit fly
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Rhodesiella octoseta Sabrosky, 1979
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Tetanocera plumosa Loew, 1847
Tricimba bimarginata Sabrosky, 1979
Tricimba comoroensis Sabrosky, 1979
Tricimba nitida Sabrosky, 1979
Tricimba sexsetosa Sabrosky, 1979
Trirhithrum nigerrimum Bezzi, 1913

Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SuperfamilyCarnoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEphydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
1
3
Family
Genus
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
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTephritoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom