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Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
445
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
371
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
35
268
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
32
242
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
164
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
20
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
6 Genera with 10 Species
Drosophila Fallen, 1908Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Gitona Meigen, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Stegana Meigen, 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
10 Species
Drosophila (Drosophila) ochropleura Hardy & Kane..., 2001
Drosophila megaspis Bezzi, 1908
Gitona ethiopica Tsacas & Tes..., 1981
Gitona pauliana
Gitona pauliani Seguy, 1951
Mycodrosophila matilei Chassagnard ..., 2000
Scaptodrosophila anthia Okada & Carson, 1982
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) oxyphallus Tsacas, 1990
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Stegana ikedai Okada & Sido..., 1992

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
2
4
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