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Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
1215
3605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
912
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
781
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
38
390
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
80
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
24
170
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
24 Genera with 170 Species
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Amiota Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 19868SpeciesTaxom
Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1999Spittlebug Flies31SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteromyia Malloch, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Diathoneura Duda, 19258SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1896Fruit fly76SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Hyalistata Wheeler, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 19716SpeciesTaxom
Mayagueza Wheeler, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Microdrosophila Malloch, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Miomyia Grimaldi, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Neotanygastrella Duda, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paraliodrosophila Duda, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paramycodrosophila Duda, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Protochymomyza Grimaldi, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudiastata Coquillett, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Rhinoleucophenga Hendel, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Stegana Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Zygothrica Wiedemann, 19879SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
170 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chymomyza diatropa Grimaldi, 1986
Chymomyza exophthalma Grimaldi, 1986
Chymomyza jamaicensis Grimaldi, 1986
Chymomyza microdiopsis Grimaldi, 1986
Chymomyza poena Bock, 1982
Chymomyza primaeva D. A. Grimaldi, 1987
Chymomyza procnemis Williston, 1896Fly
Chymomyza procnemolita Grimaldi, 1986
Cladochaeta abeja Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta abrupta Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta calvovis Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta carinata Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta centetor Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta chelifera Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta dejecta Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta dolichofrons Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta dominicana Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta dominitica Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta ectopia Portschinsky, 1887
Cladochaeta florinversa Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta genuinus Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta hodita Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta howdeni Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta jamaicensis Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta laevacerca Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta masneri Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta neblina Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta nebulosa Coquillett, 1900
Cladochaeta neosimplex Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta paradoxa Lamb, 1918
Cladochaeta simplex Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta sororia Williston, 1896
Cladochaeta spira Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta telescopica Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta tricerabops Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta tubula Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta vapida Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta verdifrons Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta wirthi Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Clastopteromyia aberrans (Wheeler, 1957)⇒ Diathoneura aberrans Wheeler, 1957
Diathoneura aberrans Wheeler, 1957
Diathoneura dubia Sturtevant, 1921
Diathoneura euryopa Duda, 1925
Diathoneura nana Williston, 1896
Diathoneura opaca Williston, 1896
Diathoneura smithi Vilela & Bachli, 1990
Diathoneura splendida Williston, 1896
Diathoneura tanyptera Duda, 1925
Drosophila (Drosophila) cardini Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila (Drosophila) dasycnemia Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Drosophila (Drosophila) hydei Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila (Drosophila) poinari D. A. Grimaldi, 1987
Drosophila (Drosophila) succini D. A. Grimaldi, 1987
Drosophila (Sophophora) ananassae Doleschall, 1858Pomace fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) mangabeirai Malogolowkin, 1951
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) saltans Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila (Sophophora) willistoni Townsend, 1915Mexican buckeye
Drosophila alexanderae Pipkin, 1964
Drosophila ampelophila Loew, 1862
Drosophila antillea Heed, 1962
Drosophila arawakana Heed, 1962
Drosophila aureata Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila bedicheki Heed & Russell, 1971
Drosophila belladunni Heed & Krish..., 1959
Drosophila bipunctata Patterson & ..., 1943
Drosophila bromeliae Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila canalinioides Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila carcinophila Wheeler, 1960
Drosophila caribiana Heed, 1962Cookes´ brown lacewing
Drosophila coffeata Williston, 1896
Drosophila converga Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila dacunhai Mourao & Bicudo, 1967
Drosophila dunni Townsend & W..., 1955
Drosophila endobranchia Carson & Whe..., 1968
Drosophila equinoxialis caribbensis
Drosophila fasciola Williston, 1896
Drosophila flexa Loew, 1866
Drosophila florae Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila fusca Reinhard, 1958
Drosophila gentica Wheeler & Ta..., 1962
Drosophila gilva (Burla, 1956)⇒ Hirtodrosophila gilva Burla, 1956
Drosophila illota Williston, 1896Cheese-weed moth lacewing
Drosophila insularis Dobzhansky, 1957
Drosophila latifasciaeformis (Duda, 1940)⇒ Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis Duda, 1940
Drosophila lauta Wheeler & Ta..., 1962
Drosophila lusaltans Magalhaes, 1962
Drosophila lutea (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Drosophila lutescens Okada, 1975
Drosophila lutescens Okada, 1975
Drosophila lutzii Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila mayaguana Vilela, 1983
Drosophila mediodiffusa Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila melina Wheeler, 1962
Drosophila micromettleri Heed, 1989
Drosophila milleri Magalhaes, 1962
Drosophila mojuoides Wasserman, 1962
Drosophila nebulosa Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila neoalagitans Villeneuve, 1933
Drosophila neohydei Wasserman, 1962
Drosophila neomorpha Heed & Wheelr, 1957
Drosophila nesiota Wheeler & Ta..., 1962
Drosophila nigrodunni Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila paleothoracis Grimaldi, 1987
Drosophila paracanalinea Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila paraguttata Thompson, 1957
Drosophila paramediostriata Townsend & W..., 1955
Drosophila parisiena Heed, 1991
Drosophila parthenogenetica Stalker, 1953
Drosophila pedroi Vilela, 1984
Drosophila peninsularis Patterson & ..., 1942Macartney rose
Drosophila pictura Wasserman, 1962
Drosophila projectans (Sturtevant, 1916)⇒ Mycodrosophila projectans Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila ramsdeni Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila richardsoni Vilela, 1983
Drosophila similis (Williston, 1896)⇒ Drosophila ananassae Doleschall, 1858
Drosophila spinatermina Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila stalkeri Wheeler, 1954Clammy groundcherry
Drosophila straubae Heed, 1991
Drosophila sturtevanti Duda, 1927
Drosophila torrei Reinhard, 1959
Drosophila trapeza Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila tristriata Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila verticis Williston, 1896
Hirtodrosophila gilva Burla, 1956
Hirtodrosophila paleothoracis D. A. Grimaldi, 1987
Hirtodrosophila pleuralis Williston, 1896
Hirtodrosophila thoracis Williston, 1896
Hyalistata dominica Grimaldi, 1993
Hyalistata pallida Wheeler, 1960
Hyalistata vitrea D. Grimaldi, 1993
Leucophenga bimaculata Loew, 1866
Leucophenga frontalis Williston, 1896
Leucophenga maculosa Coquillett, 1895Pomace fly
Leucophenga neovaria Wheeler, 1960
Leucophenga obscuripennis Loew, 1866
Leucophenga paracuthbertsoni Bachli, 1971
Mayagueza argentifera Wheeler, 1960
Miomyia io D. A. Grimaldi, 1987
Mycodrosophila (Mycodrosophila) gratiosa Meijere, 1911
Mycodrosophila nigropleura Wheeler & Ta..., 1963
Mycodrosophila projectans Sturtevant, 1916
Neotanygastrella antillea Wheeler, 1957
Paraliodrosophila antennata Wheeler, 1957
Paramycodrosophila costaricana Duda, 1925
Paramycodrosophila nephelea Wheeler, 1968
Protochymomyza miocena D. A. Grimaldi, 1987
Pseudiastata dominica Grimaldi, 1993
Pseudiastata pallida Wheeler, 1960
Pseudiastata vorax Sabrosky, 1951
Rhinoleucophenga brasiliensis Lima, 1950
Rhinoleucophenga fluminensis Lima, 1950
Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis Duda, 1940
Scaptomyza (Bunostoma) cnecosoma Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) flava Fallen, 1823Blind's bryum moss
Scaptomyza coquilletti Wheeler & Ta..., 1966
Scaptomyza dominicana D. A. Grimaldi, 1987
Stegana horae Williston, 1896
Stegana tarsalis Williston, 1896
Zaprionus (Zaprionus) indianus Gupta, 1970African Fig Fly
Zygothrica bilineata Williston, 1896
Zygothrica flavifrons Grimaldi, 1990
Zygothrica microstoma Duda, 1925
Zygothrica poeyi Sturtevant, 1921
Zygothrica simulans Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica trinidada Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica vitrea Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica vittatifrons Williston, 1896
Zygothrica zygia Grimaldi, 1987

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
16
152
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
7
17
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