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Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region North Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
4988
11427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
525
4982
11420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
4855
11099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
349
4006
9174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
711
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
524
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
360
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
40
273
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
28
157
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
18
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Carolina
7 Genera with 17 Species
Amiota Loew, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1862Fruit fly9SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
17 Species
Amiota (Amiota) alboguttata Wahlberg, 1839
Amiota (Amiota) leucostoma (Loew, 1862)⇒ Amiota alboguttata Wahlberg, 1839
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Drosophila (Drosophila) cardini Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) suzukii Matsumara, 1931Cherry drosophila
Drosophila euronotus Patterson & ..., 1952Smooth rose
Drosophila guttifera Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Drosophila melanissima Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Drosophila putrida Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila tripunctata (Loew, 1862)⇒ Drosophila immigrans Sturtevant, 1921
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Leucophenga varia Walker, 1849
Mycodrosophila dimidiata Loew, 1862
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823Imported cabbage leaf miner
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in North Carolina
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
2
3
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