Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
566
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 51
429
1102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 40
316
767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 36
276
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 27
142
369 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
27 Families width 369 Species and 1 Subspecies #ACDEHLMOPST
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camillidae Frey, 1921 | Camillid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carnidae Newman, 1834 | Bird flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celyphidae Bigot, 1852 | Beetle flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Heleomyzid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 112 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Nigeria | Superfamily | Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
| 3
38
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies | 1
5
5 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
| 1
1
0 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 4
24
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 2
5
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lauxanioidea
Macquart, 1835
| 2
2
2 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
| 1
2
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 5
13
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 3
9
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
| 5
43
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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