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Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
1962
8404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1526
6538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1018
3317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
880
2816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
487
1452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
5
72
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
23
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
23 Genera with 91 Species
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Amiota Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apenthecia Tsacas, 19837SpeciesTaxom
Cacoxenus Loew, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Dettopsomyia Lamb, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1940Fruit fly30SpeciesTaxom
Gitona Meigen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Jeannelopsis Seguy, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 191414SpeciesTaxom
Liodrosophila Duda, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Luzonimyia Malloch, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Microdrosophila Malloch, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Phortica Schiner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Rhinoleucophenga Hendel, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Stegana Meigen, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Tanyglossa Duda, 01SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19017SpeciesTaxom
Zygothrica Wiedemann, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
91 Species
Amiota (Amiota) leucostoma (Loew, 1862)⇒ Amiota alboguttata Wahlberg, 1839
Apenthecia ambigua Tsacas, 1983
Apenthecia argentata Tsacas, 1983
Apenthecia brincki Hackman, 1960
Apenthecia crassiseta Hackman, 1960
Apenthecia imperfecta Tsacas, 1983
Apenthecia latifascia Tsacas, 1983
Apenthecia vittata Tsacas, 1983
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) notius Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) perspicax Knab, 1914Fly
Chymomyza bambara Burla, 1954
Chymomyza bicolor Lamb, 1914
Chymomyza yvettae Tsacas, 1990
Dettopsomyia nigrovittata Malloch, 1924Pomace fly
Drosophila (Dorsidorpha) busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Drosophila (Dorsilopha) busckii (Cocquillett, 1901)⇒ Drosophila busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Drosophila (Drosophila) buzzatii Patterson & ..., 1942
Drosophila (Drosophila) diamphidia Hardy, 1965
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Drosophila (Drosophila) hydei Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila (Drosophila) immigrans Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila (Drosophila) montana Stone, Griff..., 1941
Drosophila (Drosophila) repleta Wollaston, 1858False gilia
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) montium Meijere, 1916
Drosophila (Sophophora) plagiata Bezzi, 1908
Drosophila (Sophophora) seguyi Smart, 1945
Drosophila (Sophophora) simulans Sturtevant, 1919Apaac
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophaga Bigot, 1888
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila adamsi Wheeler, 1959
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila dentissima Bock & Wheeler, 1972
Drosophila facialis Adams, 1905
Drosophila falleni Wheeler, 1960
Drosophila fima Burla, 1954
Drosophila gibbinsi Aubertin, 1937
Drosophila latifasciaeformis (Duda, 1940)⇒ Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis Duda, 1940
Drosophila latifrons (Adams, 1905)⇒ Hirtodrosophila latifrontata Frota-Pessoa, 1945
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Drosophila punctatonervosa Frey, 1954
Drosophila recens Wheeler, 1960
Drosophila sexlineata Duda, 1940
Drosophila trichiaspis Duda, 1940
Gitona stuckenbergi Tsacas, 1990
Hirtodrosophila latifrontata Frota-Pessoa, 1945
Jeannelopsis aneura Tsacas, 1990
Jeannelopsis zophoptera Tsacas, 1990
Leucophenga basilaris Adams, 1905
Leucophenga cuneata Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga ferrari Bachli, Vile..., 2005
Leucophenga kilembensis Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga londti Bachli, Vile..., 2005
Leucophenga magnornata Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga mansura Adams, 1905
Leucophenga muden Bachli, Vile..., 2005
Leucophenga munroi Duda, 1939
Leucophenga mutabilis Adams, 1905
Leucophenga paracuthbertsoni Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga repletoides Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga stuckenbergi Bachli, Vile..., 2005
Leucophenga subpollinosa Meijere, 1914
Liodrosophila argyrea Tsacas, 1990
Liodrosophila lampra Tsacas, 1990
Lissocephala bergi Chassagnard ..., 1997
Luzonimyia natalensis Malloch, 1990
Microdrosophila (Microdrosophila) congesta Zetterstedt, 1847
Mycodrosophila kabakolo Burla, 1954
Mycodrosophila melanophaea Tsacas, 1990
Mycodrosophila punctata Tsacas, 1990
Phortica flavithorax Duda, 1939
Rhinoleucophenga sonoita Wheeler, 1949
Scaptodrosophila anthia Okada & Carson, 1982
Scaptodrosophila finitima Lamb, 1914
Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis Duda, 1940
Scaptodrosophila triangulifer Lamb, 1914
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) oxyphallus Tsacas, 1990
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823Imported cabbage leaf miner
Scaptomyza pygaea Tsacas, 1990
Stegana monochrous Tsacas, 1990
Stegana varipes Tsacas, 1990
Tanyglossa variegata
Zaprionus (Zaprionus) indianus Gupta, 1970African Fig Fly
Zaprionus (Zaprionus) tuberculatus Malloch, 1932
Zaprionus capensis Chassagnard ..., 1993
Zaprionus montanus Collart, 1937
Zaprionus sepsoides Duda, 1939
Zaprionus sexstriatus Chassagnard, 1996
Zaprionus vittiger Coquillett, 1901
Zygothrica zaprionides Tsacas, 1990

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
13
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
9
30
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