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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
96
1842
9744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1232
5643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
69
1029
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
53
497
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
5
82
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
18
106
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
18 Genera with 106 Species
Amiota Loew, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Balara Bock, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cacoxenus Loew, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 19549SpeciesTaxom
Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1999Spittlebug Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dettopsomyia Lamb, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Diathoneura Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1952Fruit fly50SpeciesTaxom
Gitona Meigen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Phortica Schiner, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 195917SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyzella Hendel, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stegana Meigen, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
106 Species
Amiota buccata Wheeler, 1952Ivyleaf groundcherry
Balara poecilithorax Malloch, 1925
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) coccidoctonus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) perspicax Knab, 1914Fly
Cacoxenus (Paracacoxenus) guttatus Hardy & Wheeler, 1960
Chymomyza aldrichii Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Chymomyza amoena Loew, 1862
Chymomyza caudatula Oldenberg, 1914Side-flower miterwort
Chymomyza coxata Wheeler, 1952Ivyleaf groundcherry
Chymomyza olympia Wheeler, 1960
Chymomyza poena Bock, 1982
Chymomyza procnemoides Wheeler, 1952Ivyleaf groundcherry
Chymomyza tetonensis (Wheeler, 1949)⇒ Chymomyza aldrichii Sturtevant, 1916
Chymomyza wirthi Wheeler, 1954Clammy groundcherry
Cladochaeta sturtevanti Wheeler & Ta..., 1971Sharpleaf groundcherry
Cladochaeta wilhansoni Grimaldi & N..., 1999
Dettopsomyia nigrovittata Malloch, 1924Pomace fly
Diathoneura tanyptera Duda, 1925
Drosophila (Dorsilopha) busckii (Cocquillett, 1901)⇒ Drosophila busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Drosophila (Drosophila) dasycnemia Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Drosophila (Drosophila) funebris Fabricius, 1787Large vinegar fly
Drosophila (Drosophila) immigrans Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila (Drosophila) mercatorum Patterson & ..., 1942Macartney rose
Drosophila (Drosophila) montana Stone, Griff..., 1941
Drosophila (Drosophila) repleta Wollaston, 1858False gilia
Drosophila (Drosophila) testacea (Roser, 1840)⇒ Drosophila testacens Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Drosophila) transversa Fallen, 1823
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) obscura Fallen, 1823
Drosophila (Sophophora) populi Wheeler & Th..., 1961Strawberry groundcherry
Drosophila (Sophophora) pseudoobscura Frolova, 1929
Drosophila (Sophophora) serrata (Malloch, 1927)⇒ Drosophila sattalensis Fartyal & Singh, 1994
Drosophila (Sophophora) simulans Sturtevant, 1919Apaac
Drosophila (Sophophora) suzukii Matsumara, 1931Cherry drosophila
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila athabasca Sturtevant &..., 1936
Drosophila azteca Sturtevant &..., 1936Ceboruquillo
Drosophila californica Sturtevant, 1923Buckeye
Drosophila deflecta Malloch, 1924Smallflower bur cucumber
Drosophila falleni Wheeler, 1960
Drosophila flavomontana Patterson, 1952
Drosophila flavopinicola Wheeler, 1954Clammy groundcherry
Drosophila guttifera Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Drosophila heidii
Drosophila longicornis Patterson & ..., 1942Macartney rose
Drosophila luisserrai Vilela & Bachli, 2002
Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila magnaquinaria Wheeler, 1954Clammy groundcherry
Drosophila mainlandi Patterson, 1943
Drosophila melonogasterCommon fruit fly
Drosophila miranda Townsend, 1916
Drosophila mojavensis Patterson & ..., 1940Virginia rose
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Drosophila novamexicana Patterson, 1941
Drosophila occidentalis Spencer, 1942Spreading sandmat
Drosophila palustris Spencer, 1942Spreading sandmat
Drosophila persimilis Dobzhansky &..., 1944
Drosophila pinicola Sturtevant, 1942Bush's chestnut
Drosophila quinaria Reinhard, 1967Scarlet globemallow
Drosophila rellima Wheeler, 1960
Drosophila robusta Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila sattalensis Fartyal & Singh, 1994
Drosophila sphaerocera Thomson, 1869
Drosophila subfunebris Stalker & Sp..., 1939Alpine sandmat
Drosophila suboccidentalis Spencer, 1942Spreading sandmat
Drosophila trispina Wheeler, 1949
Drosophila wheeleri Patterson & ..., 1952Japanese rose
Gitona incohata Bock, 1982
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Hirtodrosophila ordinaria Coquillett, 1904
Leucophenga bellula Bergroth, 1894
Leucophenga montana Wheeler, 1952Ivyleaf groundcherry
Leucophenga varia Walker, 1849
Mycodrosophila claytonae Wheeler & Ta..., 1963
Mycodrosophila dimidiata Loew, 1862
Mycodrosophila stalkeri Wheeler & Ta..., 1963
Phortica picta Coquillett, 1904
Scaptodrosophila enigma Malloch, 1927
Scaptodrosophila fumida Mather, 1960
Scaptodrosophila fuscithorax Malloch, 1924
Scaptodrosophila grossfieldi Bock, 1976
Scaptodrosophila nicholsoni Malloch, 1927
Scaptodrosophila nitidithorax Malloch, 1927
Scaptomyza (Hemiscaptomyza) trochanterata Collin, 1953
Scaptomyza (Hemiscaptomyza) unipunctum Zetterstedt, 1847
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) adusta Loew, 1862Native cabbage leaf miner
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) elmoi Takada, 1970Pomace fly
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) montana (Wheeler, 1949)⇒ Scaptomyza flava Fallen, 1823
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) teinoptera Hackman, 1955
Scaptomyza bipunctipennis Wheeler, 1952Ivyleaf groundcherry
Scaptomyza flaviventris Hackman, 1959
Scaptomyza hsui Hackman, 1955
Scaptomyza malada Wheeler & Ta..., 1966Groundcherry
Scaptomyza nigrita Wheeler, 1952Ivyleaf groundcherry
Scaptomyza paradusta Wheeler, 1952Ivyleaf groundcherry
Scaptomyza paravittata Wheeler, 1952Ivyleaf groundcherry
Scaptomyza terminalis Loew, 1863
Scaptomyza wheeleri Hackman, 1959
Scaptomyzella flava
Stegana (Steganina) coleoptrata (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Stegana antigua Wheeler, 1960
Stegana antigua Wheeler, 1960
Stegana platypezina Duda, 1927
Zaprionus (Zaprionus) indianus Gupta, 1970African Fig Fly

Subnodes of Drosophilidae with occurrences in West USA
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
11
93
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySteganinae
Duda, 1926
6
12
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