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Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1735
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1733
3077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1702
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1421
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
382
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
305
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
241
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
32
194
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
22
137
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
43
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
11
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesser Antilles
11 Genera with 38 Species
Amiota Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1896Spittlebug Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diathoneura Duda, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1896Fruit fly18SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Rhinoleucophenga Hendel, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Stegana Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Zygothrica Wiedemann, 18963SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
38 Species
Chymomyza diatropa Grimaldi, 1986
Chymomyza procnemis Williston, 1896Fly
Cladochaeta sororia Williston, 1896
Diathoneura nana Williston, 1896
Diathoneura opaca Williston, 1896
Diathoneura smithi Vilela & Bachli, 1990
Diathoneura splendida Williston, 1896
Drosophila (Sophophora) ananassae Doleschall, 1858Pomace fly
Drosophila antillea Heed, 1962
Drosophila arawakana Heed, 1962
Drosophila caribiana Heed, 1962Cookes´ brown lacewing
Drosophila coffeata Williston, 1896
Drosophila fasciola Williston, 1896
Drosophila gilva (Burla, 1956)⇒ Hirtodrosophila gilva Burla, 1956
Drosophila illota Williston, 1896Cheese-weed moth lacewing
Drosophila insularis Dobzhansky, 1957
Drosophila lutea (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Drosophila lutescens Okada, 1975
Drosophila lutescens Okada, 1975
Drosophila melina Wheeler, 1962
Drosophila neohydei Wasserman, 1962
Drosophila pedroi Vilela, 1984
Drosophila peninsularis Patterson & ..., 1942Macartney rose
Drosophila similis (Williston, 1896)⇒ Drosophila ananassae Doleschall, 1858
Drosophila sturtevanti Duda, 1927
Drosophila verticis Williston, 1896
Hirtodrosophila gilva Burla, 1956
Hirtodrosophila pleuralis Williston, 1896
Hirtodrosophila thoracis Williston, 1896
Leucophenga frontalis Williston, 1896
Leucophenga maculosa Coquillett, 1895Pomace fly
Leucophenga paracuthbertsoni Bachli, 1971
Rhinoleucophenga fluminensis Lima, 1950
Scaptomyza coquilletti Wheeler & Ta..., 1966
Stegana horae Williston, 1896
Stegana tarsalis Williston, 1896
Zygothrica bilineata Williston, 1896
Zygothrica microstoma Duda, 1925
Zygothrica vittatifrons Williston, 1896

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
7
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
4
6
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