Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region Malawi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
3697
9443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
3307
8735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 58
457
1061 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 44
393
934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 33
256
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 29
220
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 21
124
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Malawi
21 Families width 244 Species and 1 Subspecies #ACDELMOPST
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 | Stalk-eyed flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 122 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Malawi | Superfamily | Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
12
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies | 1
6
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
| 2
5
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 2
16
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lauxanioidea
Macquart, 1835
| 1
1
0 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
| 1
3
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 4
6
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 2
4
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
| 5
70
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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