Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 503
7105
22102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 501
7100
22096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 482
7015
21853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5811
19641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 80
846
2770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 65
699
2173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 50
493
1567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 46
428
1383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 33
253
800 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kenya
33 Families width 800 Species #ACDEHLMOPST
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camillidae Frey, 1921 | Camillid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Canaceidae (Jones, 1906) | Beach flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celyphidae Bigot, 1852 | Beetle flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916 | Chiromyid flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochetidae Brues & Mela..., 1932 | Cryptochetid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diastatidae Hendel, 1917 | Bog flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 | Stalk-eyed flies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Mormotomyiidae Austen, 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820) | Opomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 337 | Species | Taxom | | Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916) | Tethinid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Kenya | Superfamily | Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
| 5
50
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies | 1
7
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
| 2
5
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 6
43
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 2
14
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lauxanioidea
Macquart, 1835
| 3
6
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lonchopteroidea
Brues & Melander, 1932
Pointed-wing flies, Spear-winged flies | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 5
18
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 3
11
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
| 5
98
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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