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Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
273
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
155
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
31
133
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
20
67
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
2 Genera with 2 Species
Amiota Loew, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
2 Species
Amiota (Amiota) melanoleuca Tsacas, 1990
Scaptodrosophila anthia Okada & Carson, 1982

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
1
1
Genus
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