Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
566
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 51
429
1102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 40
316
767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 36
276
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 27
142
369 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 4
24
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Drosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies | 8
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
8 Genera with 25 Species
Species list for Nigeria
25 Species | Cacoxenus (Gitonides) coccidoctonus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999 | | | Cacoxenus (Gitonides) multidentatus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999 | | | Cacoxenus (Gitonides) odontophorus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999 | | | Cacoxenus (Gitonides) oligodous Tsacas & Cha..., 1999 | | | Cacoxenus (Gitonides) pictipennis Tsacas & Cha..., 1999 | | | Cacoxenus (Gitonides) rhopalophorus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999 | | | Drosophila (Sophophora) mambilla Tsacas, 1980 | | | Drosophila (Sophophora) microralis Tsacas, 1981 | | | Drosophila acanthomera Tsacas, 2001 | | | Drosophila allochroa Tsacas, 2002 | | | Drosophila erebopis Townsend, 1915 | | | Drosophila loiciana Tsacas & Cha..., 2000 | | | Drosophila stictoptera Tsacas & Cha..., 1999 | | | Drosophila xanthochroa Tsacas, 2001 | | | Drosophila zophea Tsacas, 2004 | | | Leucophenga dentata Bachli, 1971 | | | Leucophenga perargentata Bachli, 1971 | | | Leucophenga sierraleonica Bachli, 1971 | | | Lissocephala ambigua Tsacas & Cha..., 1978 | | | Mycodrosophila matilei Chassagnard ..., 2000 | | | Scaptodrosophila medleri Tsacas & Cha..., 1976 | | | Scaptodrosophila mirei Tsacas & Cha..., 1988 | | | Scaptomyza deemingi Tsacas, 1972 | | | Zaprionus niabu Burla, 1954 | | | Zaprionus spinoarmatus Tsacas & Cha..., 1990 | |
Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Nigeria
 | | 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
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