Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 365
10638
34907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 92
1473
4451 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 73
1219
3058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 57
909
2090 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 53
799
1799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 39
417
1036 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Africa
39 Families width 1036 Species and 6 Subspecies #ACDEHLMNOPRSTU
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Camillidae Frey, 1921 | Camillid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Canaceidae (Jones, 1906) | Beach flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carnidae Newman, 1834 | Bird flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Celyphidae Bigot, 1852 | Beetle flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 120 | Species | Taxom | | Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916 | Chiromyid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochetidae Brues & Mela..., 1932 | Cryptochetid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 | Stalk-eyed flies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 139 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 131 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Heleomyzid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Richardidae Snow, 1896 | Richardid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930 | Ropalomerid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856 | Stretched-foot flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 213 | Species | Taxom | | Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916) | Tethinid flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in West Africa | Superfamily | Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
| 6
83
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies | 1
7
25 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
| 3
10
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 4
67
276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 3
29
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lauxanioidea
Macquart, 1835
| 3
24
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
| 2
15
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 6
28
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 4
21
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
| 7
133
367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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