Checklist for Subsection Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 (Acalyptrate muscoids)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 482
6547
17544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 480
6543
17539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 464
6450
17312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 303
5522
15636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 77
810
2202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 61
655
1700 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 44
445
1025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 40
384
858 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 28
221
476 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zimbabwe
28 Families width 476 Species and 1 Subspecies #ACDEHLMNOPST
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 | Stalk-eyed flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marginidae Mcalpine, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neminidae Mcalpine, 1983 | Nobody Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurochaetidae Mcalpine, 1978 | Upside-Down Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 204 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Acalyptratae with occurrences in Zimbabwe | Superfamily | Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
29
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies | 1
12
35 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
| 2
6
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 3
28
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 1
3
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Lauxanioidea
Macquart, 1835
| 2
13
20 | Families
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
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 6
14
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
| 3
6
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
| 5
106
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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