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Checklist for Tribe Drosophilini Rondani, 1856
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
276
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
27
142
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
24
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies
8
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDrosophilinae
Rondani, 1856
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDrosophilini
Rondani, 1856
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
6 Genera with 16 Species
Drosophila Fallen, 2004Fruit fly9SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
16 Species
Drosophila (Sophophora) mambilla Tsacas, 1980
Drosophila (Sophophora) microralis Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila acanthomera Tsacas, 2001
Drosophila allochroa Tsacas, 2002
Drosophila erebopis Townsend, 1915
Drosophila loiciana Tsacas & Cha..., 2000
Drosophila stictoptera Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Drosophila xanthochroa Tsacas, 2001
Drosophila zophea Tsacas, 2004
Lissocephala ambigua Tsacas & Cha..., 1978
Mycodrosophila matilei Chassagnard ..., 2000
Scaptodrosophila medleri Tsacas & Cha..., 1976
Scaptodrosophila mirei Tsacas & Cha..., 1988
Scaptomyza deemingi Tsacas, 1972
Zaprionus niabu Burla, 1954
Zaprionus spinoarmatus Tsacas & Cha..., 1990

Subnodes of Drosophilini with occurrences in Nigeria
SubtribeDrosophilina
Rondani, 1856
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom