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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
476
4010
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4007
8731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
450
3905
8446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
315
3222
6875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
466
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
339
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
211
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
35
159
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
102
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
16
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tennessee
6 Genera with 14 Species
Amiota Loew, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly4SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Stegana Meigen, 19823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
14 Species
Amiota (Amiota) alboguttata Wahlberg, 1839
Amiota (Amiota) leucostoma (Loew, 1862)⇒ Amiota alboguttata Wahlberg, 1839
Amiota setigera Malloch, 1924Climbing arrowheads
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Drosophila (Drosophila) virilis Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila (Hirtodrosophila) donaldi (Wheeler, 1981)⇒ Hirtodrosophila donaldi Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Drosophila putrida Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Hirtodrosophila donaldi Wheeler, 1981
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956
Stegana (Steganina) coleoptrata (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Stegana antigua Wheeler, 1960
Stegana antigua Wheeler, 1960
Stegana wheeleri Lastovka & Maca, 1982Wavyleaf sea lavender

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Tennessee
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
2
6
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