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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2044
7666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
1638
5359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
61
1218
3882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
57
995
2762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
44
498
1805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
82
488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
24
348
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
24 Genera with 348 Species
#ACDHLMNPRSZ
Amiota Loew, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1999Spittlebug Flies68SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteromyia Malloch, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Diathoneura Duda, 192523SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1964Fruit fly141SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 192611SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 19267SpeciesTaxom
Microdrosophila Malloch, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Neorhinoleucophenga Duda, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Neotanygastrella Duda, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Paraliodrosophila Duda, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Paramycodrosophila Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phortica Schiner, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Pseudiastata Coquillett, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocacoxenus Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rhinoleucophenga Hendel, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19598SpeciesTaxom
Stegana Meigen, 192523SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Zapriothrica Wheeler, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Zygothrica Wiedemann, 198735SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
348 Species
Amiota polychaeta (Wheeler, 1968)⇒ Phortica polychaeta Wheeler, 1968
Amiota steganoptera Malloch, 1926Golden creeper
Chymomyza bicoloripes Malloch, 1926
Chymomyza diatropa Grimaldi, 1986
Chymomyza exophthalma Grimaldi, 1986
Chymomyza mycopelates Grimaldi, 1986
Chymomyza poena Bock, 1982
Chymomyza procnemolita Grimaldi, 1986
Cladochaeta abarista Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta adumbrata Duda, 1925
Cladochaeta adusta Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta akantha Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta albifrons Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta amblyharpa Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta antalba Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta aquila Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta arthrostyla Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta bilinea Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta bispina Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta bomplandi Malloch, 1934
Cladochaeta brunnea Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta bupeo Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta chaeta Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta chelifera Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta crassa Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta devriesi Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta dikra Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta diminuta Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta fasciata Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta fuscora Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta genuinus Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta glapica Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta hadrunca Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta hamula Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta hermani Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta hodita Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta incessa Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta infumata Duda, 1925
Cladochaeta inornata Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta janzeni Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta labidia Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta longistyla Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta minuta Duda, 1925
Cladochaeta nigranus Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta obscura Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta obunca Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta paravolsella Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta paulhansoni Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta pequenita Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta pleurvitta Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta polia Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta propenicula Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta pseudunca Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta psychotria Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta ranhyae Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta reversa Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta robusta Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta santana Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta sclerstyla Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta sepia Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta similex Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta sororia Williston, 1896
Cladochaeta spinacosta Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta spinula Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta starki Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta sternospina Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta tica Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta trauma Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta tripunctata Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta unca Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta venebula Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta vittata Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta vivipara Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta volsella Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta vomica Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta zurquia Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Clastopteromyia albinota (Wheeler, 1957)⇒ Diathoneura albinota Wheeler, 1957
Clastopteromyia longipennis (Malloch, 1926)⇒ Diathoneura longipennis Malloch, 1926
Clastopteromyia maculipennis (Malloch, 1926)⇒ Diathoneura maculipennis Malloch, 1926
Clastopteromyia triseta (Malloch, 1924)⇒ Diathoneura triseta Malloch, 1924
Diathoneura albifacies Duda, 1925
Diathoneura albinota Wheeler, 1957
Diathoneura cruciata Duda, 1925
Diathoneura dudai Vilela & Bachli, 1990
Diathoneura euryopa Duda, 1925
Diathoneura guttipennis Duda, 1925
Diathoneura laticeps Duda, 1925
Diathoneura longipennis Malloch, 1926
Diathoneura maculipennis Malloch, 1926
Diathoneura mephistocephala Nguyên, 2003
Diathoneura nana Williston, 1896
Diathoneura nigrescens Duda, 1925
Diathoneura nigrifrons Duda, 1925
Diathoneura nubeculosa Duda, 1925
Diathoneura pleurolineata Duda, 1925
Diathoneura quadrivittata Duda, 1925
Diathoneura splendida Williston, 1896
Diathoneura superba Sturtevant, 1916
Diathoneura taeniatipennis Duda, 1925
Diathoneura tanyptera Duda, 1925
Diathoneura tessellata Duda, 1925
Diathoneura triseta Malloch, 1924
Diathoneura uniradiata Duda, 1925
Drosophila (Dorsilopha) busckii (Cocquillett, 1901)⇒ Drosophila busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Drosophila (Drosophila) aldrichi Patterson & ..., 1940Prickly rose
Drosophila (Drosophila) alsophila Hardy & Kane..., 1971
Drosophila (Drosophila) dasycnemia Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Drosophila (Drosophila) immigrans Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila (Drosophila) polychaeta Patterson & ..., 1942Macartney rose
Drosophila (Drosophila) repleta Wollaston, 1858False gilia
Drosophila (Sophophora) abregolineata Duda, 1925
Drosophila (Sophophora) ananassae Doleschall, 1858Pomace fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) cordata Sturtevant, 1942
Drosophila (Sophophora) fumipennis Duda, 1925
Drosophila (Sophophora) mangabeirai Malogolowkin, 1951
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) saltans Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila (Sophophora) simulans Sturtevant, 1919Apaac
Drosophila (Sophophora) subinfumata Duda, 1925
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) willistoni Townsend, 1915Mexican buckeye
Drosophila acroria Wheeler & Ta..., 1962
Drosophila alani Pipkin, 1964
Drosophila albirostris Sturtevant, 1921
Drosophila alexanderae Pipkin, 1964
Drosophila alfari Sturtevant, 1921
Drosophila alternolineata Duda, 1925
Drosophila angustibucca Duda, 1925
Drosophila annularis Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila annulosa Vilela & Bachli, 1990
Drosophila aracea Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila argenteifrons Wheeler, 1954
Drosophila aurea Patterson & ..., 1944
Drosophila aureata Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila aureopallescens Pipkins, 1964
Drosophila batmani Vilela & Bachli, 2005
Drosophila bicoloripes (Malloch, 1926)⇒ Chymomyza bicoloripes Malloch, 1926
Drosophila blumelae Pipkin & Heed, 1964
Drosophila bodemannae Pipkin & Heed, 1964
Drosophila briegeri Pavan & Breuer, 1954
Drosophila buskii (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Drosophila busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Drosophila calloptera Schiner, 1868
Drosophila camargoi Dobzhansky &..., 1950
Drosophila canalinioides Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila capnoptera Patterson & ..., 1944
Drosophila capricorni Dobzhansky &..., 1943
Drosophila cardinoides Dobzhansky &..., 1943
Drosophila changuinolae Wheeler & Ma..., 1962
Drosophila clypeata (Wheeler, 1968)⇒ Hirtodrosophila clypeata Wheeler, 1968
Drosophila clypeora (Wheeler, 1968)⇒ Hirtodrosophila clypeora Wheeler, 1968
Drosophila coffeata Williston, 1896
Drosophila comosa Wheeler, 1968
Drosophila converga Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila crossoptera Wheeler & Ta..., 1962
Drosophila cundinamarca Vilela & Bachli, 2000
Drosophila davidgrimaldii Vilela & Bachli, 1990
Drosophila emarginata West, 1924
Drosophila eohydei Wasserman, 1962
Drosophila equinoxialis Dobzhansky, 1946
Drosophila facialba Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila fairchildi Pipkin & Heed, 1964
Drosophila fascioloides Dobzhansky &..., 1943
Drosophila flavolineata (Duda, 1927)⇒ Drosophila coffeata Williston, 1896
Drosophila flexipilosa (Pipkin, 1964)⇒ Drosophila immigrans Sturtevant, 1921
Drosophila florae Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila fulvimacula Patterson & ..., 1944
Drosophila fulvimaculoides Wasserman & ..., 1957
Drosophila fundomaculata Duda, 1925
Drosophila fuscolineata Duda, 1925
Drosophila gentica Wheeler & Ta..., 1962
Drosophila gigas Duda, 1925
Drosophila greerae Pipkin & Heed, 1964
Drosophila hansoni Pipkin, 1964
Drosophila incompta Wheeler & Ta..., 1962
Drosophila johnstonae Pipkin & Heed, 1964
Drosophila kallima Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila kerteszina Duda, 1925
Drosophila leoni Pipkin, 1964
Drosophila leukorrhyna Pipkin, 1964
Drosophila limbinervis Duda, 1925
Drosophila limbiventris Duda, 1925
Drosophila linearepleta Patterson & ..., 1942
Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila mariettae Vilela, 1983
Drosophila maya Heed & O´Grady, 2000
Drosophila mcclintockae Pipkin, 1964
Drosophila mediocris Frota-Pessoa, 1954
Drosophila mediodelta Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila medioobscurata Duda, 1925
Drosophila medioparva Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila mediopicta Frota-Pessoa, 1954
Drosophila mediopictoides Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila mediostriata Duda, 1925
Drosophila melina Wheeler, 1962
Drosophila morelia Vilela & Bachli, 2004
Drosophila neomorpha Heed & Wheelr, 1957
Drosophila neorepleta Patterson & ..., 1942Macartney rose
Drosophila nigrasplendens Pipkin, 1964
Drosophila nigricincta Frota-Pessoa, 1954
Drosophila nigricosta (Malloch, 1926)⇒ Neotanygastrella nigricosta Malloch, 1926
Drosophila nigricruria Patterson & ..., 1943
Drosophila nigrosaltans Magalhaes, 1962
Drosophila orbitalis (Sturtevant, 1916)⇒ Zygothrica orbitalis Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila othoni Pipkin, 1964
Drosophila pallidipennis Dobzhansky &..., 1943
Drosophila panamensis Malloch, 1926
Drosophila parabocainoides (Wheeler & Ma..., 1962)⇒ Drosophila subinfumata Duda, 1925
Drosophila paranaensis Barros, 1950
Drosophila parannularis Vilela & Bachli, 1990
Drosophila parthenogenetica Stalker, 1953
Drosophila paulistorum Dobzhansky &..., 1949
Drosophila pellewae Pipkin & Heed, 1964
Drosophila pictilis Wasserman, 1962
Drosophila pilifacies (Malloch, 1926)⇒ Drosophila sturtevanti Duda, 1927
Drosophila polymorpha Dobzhansky &..., 1943
Drosophila popayan Vilela & Bachli, 2004
Drosophila prorepleta (Duda, 1925)⇒ Drosophila repleta Wollaston, 1858
Drosophila pseudobocainensis Wheeler & Ma..., 1962
Drosophila pseudotalamancana Pereira & Vi..., 1987
Drosophila roehrae Pipkin & Heed, 1964
Drosophila rostrata Duda, 1925
Drosophila schildi Malloch, 1924
Drosophila semialba Duda, 1925
Drosophila similis (Williston, 1896)⇒ Drosophila ananassae Doleschall, 1858
Drosophila sphaerocera Thomson, 1869
Drosophila spinicauda (Malloch, 1926)⇒ Hirtodrosophila spinicauda Malloch, 1926
Drosophila sticta Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila sturtevanti Duda, 1927
Drosophila submacroptera Patterson & ..., 1943
Drosophila sucheae (Pipkin & Heed, 1964)⇒ Drosophila semialba Duda, 1925
Drosophila superba (Sturtevant, 1916)⇒ Diathoneura superba Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila suturalis Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila talamancana Wheeler, 1968
Drosophila tibialis Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila trapeza Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila trifiloides Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila tristani Sturtevant, 1921
Drosophila tristriata Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila tropicalis Burla & Cunha, 1949
Drosophila vicentinae Vilela, 1983
Drosophila whartonae Pipkin & Heed, 1964
Drosophila xanthopallescens Pipkin, 1964
Drosophila xiphiphora Pipkin, 1964
Hirtodrosophila batracida Grimaldi, 1994
Hirtodrosophila clypeata Wheeler, 1968
Hirtodrosophila clypeora Wheeler, 1968
Hirtodrosophila flavohalterata Duda, 1925
Hirtodrosophila fuscohalterata Duda, 1925
Hirtodrosophila glabrifrons Duda, 1925
Hirtodrosophila mexicoa Wheeler, 1954
Hirtodrosophila narinosa Frota-Pessoa, 1945
Hirtodrosophila nigrohalterata Duda, 1925
Hirtodrosophila pictiventris Duda, 1925
Hirtodrosophila spinicauda Malloch, 1926
Leucophenga acutipennis Malloch, 1926
Leucophenga frontalis Williston, 1896
Leucophenga maculosa Coquillett, 1895Pomace fly
Leucophenga neovaria Wheeler, 1960
Leucophenga obscuripennis Loew, 1866
Leucophenga tripunctipennis Malloch, 1926
Leucophenga unifasciventris Malloch, 1926
Mycodrosophila elegans Wheeler & Ta..., 1963
Mycodrosophila neoprojectans Wheeler & Ta..., 1963
Mycodrosophila nigropleura Wheeler & Ta..., 1963
Mycodrosophila pseudoprojectans Wheeler & Ta..., 1963
Neorhinoleucophenga trachyopa Duda, 1925
Neorhinoleucophenga vitripennis Duda, 1925
Neotanygastrella nigricosta Malloch, 1926
Paraliodrosophila bipartita Duda, 1925
Paraliodrosophila dudai Wheeler, 1954
Paraliodrosophila mihalyii Wheeler, 1963
Paramycodrosophila costaricana Duda, 1925
Phortica polychaeta Wheeler, 1968
Pseudiastata armata Wheeler, 1957
Pseudiastata pseudococcivora Sabrosky, 1951
Pseudocacoxenus lineatifrons Duda, 1925
Rhinoleucophenga bezzii Duda, 1927
Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis Duda, 1940
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) flava Fallen, 1823Blind's bryum moss
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823Imported cabbage leaf miner
Scaptomyza heedi Wheeler & Ta..., 1966
Scaptomyza hennigi Hackman, 1959
Scaptomyza macroptera Wheeler & Ta..., 1966
Scaptomyza personata Wheeler & Ta..., 1966
Scaptomyza salvadorae Wheeler & Ta..., 1966
Scaptomyza subvittata Hackman, 1959
Stegana acutangula Hendel, 1913
Stegana affinis Malloch, 1924
Stegana atrifrons Malloch, 1924
Stegana atrimana Malloch, 1924
Stegana brunnea Malloch, 1924
Stegana conformis Malloch, 1924
Stegana cristimana Malloch, 1924
Stegana dorsolineata Duda, 1925
Stegana flavifrons Malloch, 1924
Stegana flavimana Malloch, 1924
Stegana fuscibasis Malloch, 1924
Stegana intermedia Duda, 1927
Stegana interrupta Malloch, 1924
Stegana minor Duda, 1927
Stegana nigrimana Malloch, 1924
Stegana nigrita Malloch, 1924
Stegana nigromarginata Duda, 1925
Stegana planifacies Malloch, 1924
Stegana schildi Malloch, 1924
Stegana tempifera Malloch, 1924
Stegana triseta Duda, 1925
Stegana uniformis Malloch, 1924
Stegana varicolor Duda, 1925
Zaprionus (Zaprionus) indianus Gupta, 1970African Fig Fly
Zaprionus tenuirostris Duda, 1925
Zapriothrica nudiseta Wheeler, 1959
Zygothrica abbrevidispar Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica aldrichi Sturtevant, 1920
Zygothrica aldrichii Sturtevant, 1920
Zygothrica amplialdrichi Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica anota Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica bilineata Williston, 1896
Zygothrica bilinefilia Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica caputrichia Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica centralis Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica cryptica Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica glossusta Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica karenae Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica kerteszi Duda, 1925
Zygothrica laticeps Burla, 1954
Zygothrica latipanops Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica latipaps Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica manni Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica mediogaster Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica microstoma Duda, 1925
Zygothrica neolinea Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica nigra Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica orbitalis Sturtevant, 1916
Zygothrica pallida Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica panamensis Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica panopia Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica paravitta Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica perplexa Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica poeyi Sturtevant, 1921
Zygothrica prensiseta Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica prodispar Duda, 1927
Zygothrica quinquelineata Duda, 1925
Zygothrica somatia Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica sphaerocera Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica vittatifrons Williston, 1896
Zygothrica zonata Grimaldi, 1987

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
15
305
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
6
36
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
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Drosophilidae at itis.gov