Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region East Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 743
20447
107483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 739
20429
107440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 708
20177
106478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 435
15998
93602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 105
2119
11931 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 85
1661
8714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 67
1174
5774 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 63
1025
5021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 48
608
2719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for East Africa
48 Families width 2719 Species and 5 Subspecies #ABCDEHLMNOPSTUX
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 206 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864 | Aulacigastrid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Braulidae Egger, 1853 | Bee lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camillidae Frey, 1921 | Camillid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Canaceidae (Jones, 1906) | Beach flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Canacidae Jones, 1906 | Beach Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celyphidae Bigot, 1852 | Beetle flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 311 | Species | Taxom | | Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916 | Chiromyid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Coelopidae Hendel, 1910 | Kelp Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 110 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochetidae Brues & Mela..., 1932 | Cryptochetid Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Diastatidae Hendel, 1917 | Bog flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 | Stalk-eyed flies | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 211 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 196 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marginidae Mcalpine, 1991 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Mormotomyiidae Austen, 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neminidae Mcalpine, 1983 | Nobody Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Neurochaetidae Mcalpine, 1978 | Upside-Down Flies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820) | Opomyzid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pallopteridae Loew, 1862 | Flutter flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 | Cheese flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 142 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 72 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 106 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 767 | Species | Taxom | | Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916) | Tethinid flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xenasteiidae Hardy, 1980 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in East Africa | Superfamily | Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
| 7
98
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies | 1
20
110 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
| 2
14
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 6
89
429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 2
40
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lauxanioidea
Macquart, 1835
| 3
30
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lonchopteroidea
Brues & Melander, 1932
Pointed-wing flies, Spear-winged flies | 1
1
3 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
| 2
17
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 12
46
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 4
27
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
| 8
226
1065 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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