Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 432
3970
7377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 429
3965
7370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 412
3896
7245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 264
3041
5797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 62
374
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 47
276
469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 35
204
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 32
172
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 22
101
230 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Leeward Islands
22 Families width 230 Species #ABCDELMNOPST
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 104 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Braulidae Egger, 1853 | Bee lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canaceidae (Jones, 1906) | Beach flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 | Cheese flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Leeward Islands | Superfamily | Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
| 3
23
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 2
9
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 1
18
34 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lauxanioidea
Macquart, 1835
| 1
4
6 | Family
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
| 2
4
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 5
22
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 2
4
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
| 5
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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