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Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1588
4894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1225
3099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
870
2094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
725
1642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
337
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
51
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
10
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
10 Genera with 31 Species
Amiota Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1934Spittlebug Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1985Fruit fly16SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pseudiastata Coquillett, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Rhinoleucophenga Hendel, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
31 Species
Cladochaeta bomplandi Malloch, 1934
Drosophila (Drosophila) buzzatii Patterson & ..., 1942
Drosophila (Sophophora) suzukii Matsumara, 1931Cherry drosophila
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila amplipennis Malloch, 1934
Drosophila canalinea Patterson & ..., 1944
Drosophila coroica Wasserman, 1962
Drosophila denieri Brooks, 1945
Drosophila dunni Townsend & W..., 1955
Drosophila gasici Brncic, 1957
Drosophila koepferae Fontdevila &..., 1988
Drosophila meridionalis Sellers, 1943
Drosophila paramediostriata Townsend & W..., 1955
Drosophila pavani Brncic, 1957
Drosophila serido Vilela & Sene, 1977
Drosophila sphaerocera Thomson, 1869
Drosophila tucumana Vilela & Per..., 1985
Hirtodrosophila mendeli Mourao, Gall..., 1965
Leucophenga chaco Wheeler, 1968
Leucophenga fenestrata (Duda, 1927)⇒ Leucophenga maculosa Coquillett, 1895
Leucophenga maculosa Coquillett, 1895Pomace fly
Mycodrosophila nigropleura Wheeler & Ta..., 1963
Pseudiastata australis Blanchard, 1938
Rhinoleucophenga gigantea Thomson, 1869
Scaptomyza apicipuncta Malloch, 1934
Scaptomyza denticauda Malloch, 1934
Scaptomyza intermedia Duda, 1927
Scaptomyza melancholica Duda, 1927
Scaptomyza multispinosa Malloch, 1934
Scaptomyza spinipalpis Seguy, 1934
Zaprionus (Zaprionus) indianus Gupta, 1970African Fig Fly

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Argentina
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Drosophilidae (Rondani 1856)
Drosophilidae (Rondani 1856)


Links, sources and further information
Drosophilidae at artfakta.se
Drosophilidae at dyntaxa.se
Drosophilidae at gbif.org
Drosophilidae at irmng.org
Drosophilidae at itis.gov