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Checklist for Superfamily Ephydroidea Zetterstedt, 1837
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
100
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
67
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
41
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
16
41
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
9
24
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
2 Families width 7 Species
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
6 Genera with 7 Species
Allopygaea Tsacas, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1924Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
7 Species
Allopygaea bicolor Tsacas, 2000
Allopygaea microphalla Tsacas, 2000
Drosophila (Sophophora) dossoui West, 1924
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Paralimna nubifer Cresson, 1929
Scaptodrosophila xiphiochaeta Tsacas & Cha..., 1990
Zaprionus beninensis Chassagnard ..., 1993

Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in Benin
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies, Vinegar And Fruit Flies, Vinegar flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ephydroidea at artfakta.se
Ephydroidea at dyntaxa.se
Ephydroidea at marinespecies.org