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Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
376
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
279
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
37
222
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
34
191
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
112
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
5 Genera with 14 Species
Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900Spittlebug Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1983Fruit fly10SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Mayagueza Wheeler, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cladochaeta nebulosa Coquillett, 1900
Drosophila (Sophophora) mangabeirai Malogolowkin, 1951
Drosophila carcinophila Wheeler, 1960
Drosophila dunni Townsend & W..., 1955
Drosophila equinoxialis caribbensis
Drosophila fusca Reinhard, 1958
Drosophila mediodiffusa Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila milleri Magalhaes, 1962
Drosophila paracanalinea Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila paramediostriata Townsend & W..., 1955
Drosophila richardsoni Vilela, 1983
Leucophenga neovaria Wheeler, 1960
Mayagueza argentifera Wheeler, 1960
Mycodrosophila nigropleura Wheeler & Ta..., 1963

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
2
2
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