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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
1219
3058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
909
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
53
799
1799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
417
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
67
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
20
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
20 Genera with 139 Species
Allopygaea Tsacas, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Amiota Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cacoxenus Loew, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Dettopsomyia Lamb, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetophora Duda, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 2004Fruit fly43SpeciesTaxom
Eostegana Hendel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Hypselothyrea De Meijere, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 19717SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 198117SpeciesTaxom
Microdrosophila Malloch, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19549SpeciesTaxom
Neotanygastrella Duda, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Phortica Schiner, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Rhinoleucophenga Hendel, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 199017SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 190110SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
139 Species
Allopygaea bicolor Tsacas, 2000
Allopygaea inexpectata Tsacas, 2000
Allopygaea microphalla Tsacas, 2000
Amiota perpusilla Walker, 1849
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) coccidoctonus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) multidentatus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) odontophorus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) oligodous Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) pictipennis Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) rhopalophorus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Chymomyza avikam Burla, 1954
Chymomyza bambara Burla, 1954
Chymomyza lahu Burla, 1954
Chymomyza mafu Burla, 1954
Chymomyza poena Bock, 1982
Dettopsomyia bombax Burla, 1954
Dichaetophora agbo Burla, 1954
Dichaetophora suruku Matsumura, 1916
Drosophila (Drosophila) dasycnemia Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Drosophila (Drosophila) repleta Wollaston, 1858False gilia
Drosophila (Sophophora) aloma Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) dictena Tsacas & Cha..., 1992
Drosophila (Sophophora) dossoui West, 1924
Drosophila (Sophophora) kikkawai Burla, 1954Fruit fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) lachaisei Tsacas, 1984
Drosophila (Sophophora) lamottei Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) mambilla Tsacas, 1980
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) microralis Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) petitae Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophaga Bigot, 1888
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycovora Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) teissieri Tsacas, 1971
Drosophila (Sophophora) yakuba Burla, 1954
Drosophila abure Burla, 1954
Drosophila acanthomera Tsacas, 2001
Drosophila allochroa Tsacas, 2002
Drosophila bakoue Tascas & Lac..., 1974
Drosophila bocqueti Tsacas & Lac..., 1974
Drosophila burlai Tscas & Lach..., 1974
Drosophila campylophalla Tsacas, 2006
Drosophila cogani Tsacas & Disney, 1974
Drosophila comoe Burla, 1954
Drosophila couturieri Tsacas, 2006
Drosophila debilis Walker, 1849
Drosophila diama Burla, 1954
Drosophila dumuya Burla, 1954
Drosophila dyaramankana Burla, 1954
Drosophila erebopis Townsend, 1915
Drosophila fraburu Burla, 1954
Drosophila iroko Burla, 1954
Drosophila kuoni Burla, 1954
Drosophila loiciana Tsacas & Cha..., 2000
Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila sogo Burla, 1954
Drosophila stictoptera Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Drosophila tibudu Burla, 1954
Drosophila tsacasi Bock & Wheeler, 1972
Drosophila xanthochroa Tsacas, 2001
Drosophila zophea Tsacas, 2004
Eostegana striatipennis Duda, 1923
Hirtodrosophila akabo Burla, 1954
Hirtodrosophila sanyi Burla, 1954
Hirtodrosophila spinipes Lamb, 1914
Hirtodrosophila vina Burla, 1954
Hypselothyrea africana Papp, 2004
Leucophenga africana Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga dentata Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga guro Burla, 1954
Leucophenga perargentata Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga sema Burla, 1954
Leucophenga serrata Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga sierraleonica Bachli, 1971
Lissocephala africana Tsacas, 1981
Lissocephala ambigua Tsacas & Cha..., 1978
Lissocephala couturieri Tsacas & Lac..., 1979
Lissocephala diola Tsacas & Lac..., 1979
Lissocephala disjuncta Tsacas & Cha..., 1978
Lissocephala horea Tsacas, 1981
Lissocephala juncta Tsacas & Cha..., 1978
Lissocephala lachaisei Tsacas, 1981
Lissocephala lebou Tsacas & Lac..., 1979
Lissocephala linearis Tsacas, 1981
Lissocephala melanosanu Tsacas, 1981
Lissocephala melanothyrea Tsacas, 1981
Lissocephala nigroscutellata Tsacas, 1981
Lissocephala pulchra Tsacas, 1981
Lissocephala rasplusi McEvey & Lac..., 1990
Lissocephala sanu Burla, 1954
Lissocephala taiensis Tsacas, 1981
Microdrosophila korogo Burla, 1954
Microdrosophila mabi Burla, 1954
Microdrosophila mamaru Burla, 1954
Microdrosophila sexsetosa Duda, 1939
Mycodrosophila adyala Burla, 1954
Mycodrosophila atie Burla, 1954
Mycodrosophila ditan Burla, 1954
Mycodrosophila gaku Burla, 1954
Mycodrosophila kabakolo Burla, 1954
Mycodrosophila matilei Chassagnard ..., 2000
Mycodrosophila nigerrima Lamb, 1914
Mycodrosophila suluma Burla, 1954
Mycodrosophila sunguru Burla, 1954
Neotanygastrella abbe Burla, 1954
Neotanygastrella africana Burla, 1954
Neotanygastrella makore Burla, 1954
Neotanygastrella miti Burla, 1954
Neotanygastrella naboika Burla, 1954
Phortica sobodo Burla, 1954
Rhinoleucophenga sonoita Wheeler, 1949
Scaptodrosophila adyukru Burla, 1954
Scaptodrosophila akaju Burla, 1954
Scaptodrosophila anyi Burla, 1954
Scaptodrosophila caliginosa Lamb, 1914
Scaptodrosophila dibi Burla, 1954
Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis Duda, 1940
Scaptodrosophila mbettie Burla, 1954
Scaptodrosophila medleri Tsacas & Cha..., 1976
Scaptodrosophila mirei Tsacas & Cha..., 1988
Scaptodrosophila moronu Burla, 1954
Scaptodrosophila pugionata Meijere, 1916
Scaptodrosophila saba Burla, 1954
Scaptodrosophila senufo Burla, 1954
Scaptodrosophila spinifrons Tsacas & Cha..., 1990
Scaptodrosophila triangulifer Lamb, 1914
Scaptodrosophila uebe Burla, 1954
Scaptodrosophila xiphiochaeta Tsacas & Cha..., 1990
Scaptomyza deemingi Tsacas, 1972
Zaprionus arduus Collart, 1937
Zaprionus armatus Collart, 1937
Zaprionus badyi Burla, 1954
Zaprionus beninensis Chassagnard ..., 1993
Zaprionus enoplomerus Chassagnard, 1988
Zaprionus koroleu Burla, 1954
Zaprionus neglectus Collart, 1937
Zaprionus niabu Burla, 1954
Zaprionus spinoarmatus Tsacas & Cha..., 1990
Zaprionus vittiger Coquillett, 1901

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
13
119
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
7
20
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