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Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region Senegal (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
335
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
45
270
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
180
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
33
166
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
24
113
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
30
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
5 Genera with 8 Species
Cacoxenus Loew, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1981Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
8 Species
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) multidentatus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) oligodous Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Leucophenga africana Bachli, 1971
Lissocephala diola Tsacas & Lac..., 1979
Lissocephala lebou Tsacas & Lac..., 1979
Scaptodrosophila caliginosa Lamb, 1914

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Senegal
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
3
5
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