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Checklist for Family Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 (Fruit flies)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
738
2120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
585
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
431
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
42
370
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
31
191
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
24
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
8
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
7 Genera with 45 Species
Chymomyza Czerny, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1999Spittlebug Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1983Fruit fly30SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Neotanygastrella Duda, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Zapriothrica Wheeler, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Zygothrica Wiedemann, 19272SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
45 Species
Chymomyza diatropa Grimaldi, 1986
Cladochaeta abbrevifusca Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta neblina Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta onyx Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta sororia Williston, 1896
Cladochaeta telescopica Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta tepui Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta vermes Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Cladochaeta yanomama Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Drosophila (Sophophora) pittieri Bachli & Vilela, 2002
Drosophila acanthoptera Wheeler, 1949
Drosophila cardinoides Dobzhansky &..., 1943
Drosophila caripe Vilela & Bachli, 2000
Drosophila gasici Brncic, 1957
Drosophila guacamaya Bachli & Vilela, 2002
Drosophila incompta Wheeler & Ta..., 1962
Drosophila maracaya Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila martensis Wasserman & ..., 1957
Drosophila neohydei Wasserman, 1962
Drosophila neomorpha Heed & Wheelr, 1957
Drosophila nigricruria Patterson & ..., 1943
Drosophila nigrodumosa Wasserman & ..., 1990
Drosophila pallidipennis Dobzhansky &..., 1943
Drosophila papei Bachli & Vilela, 2002
Drosophila paranaensis Barros, 1950
Drosophila parthenogenetica Stalker, 1953
Drosophila periquito Bachli & Vilela, 2002
Drosophila popayan Vilela & Bachli, 2004
Drosophila quadrum Townsend, 1919
Drosophila ranchograndensis Harris, 1835
Drosophila reticulata Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila similis (Williston, 1896)⇒ Drosophila ananassae Doleschall, 1858
Drosophila starmeri Wasserman, K..., 1973
Drosophila tarsata Schiner, 1868
Drosophila trapeza Heed & Wheeler, 1957
Drosophila tschirnhausi Bachli & Vilela, 2002
Drosophila uniseta Wasserman, K..., 1973
Drosophila venezolana Wasserman, F..., 1983
Drosophila vicentinae Vilela, 1983
Leucophenga neovaria Wheeler, 1960
Leucophenga pulchra Schiner, 1868
Neotanygastrella ornata Wheeler, 1957
Zapriothrica dispar Schiner, 1868
Zygothrica joeyesco Grimaldi, 1987
Zygothrica prodispar Duda, 1927

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in Venezuela
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
6
43
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