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Checklist for Superfamily Ephydroidea Zetterstedt, 1837
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
374
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
276
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
35
204
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
32
172
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
22
101
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
9
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leeward Islands
2 Families width 19 Species
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leeward Islands
9 Genera with 19 Species
Allotrichoma Becker, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Diathoneura Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1927Fruit fly10SpeciesTaxom
Glenanthe Haliday, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lipochaeta Coquillett, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
19 Species
Allotrichoma abdominale Williston, 1896
Diathoneura tanyptera Duda, 1925
Drosophila (Sophophora) ananassae Doleschall, 1858Pomace fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) willistoni Townsend, 1915Mexican buckeye
Drosophila arawakana Heed, 1962
Drosophila dunni Townsend & W..., 1955
Drosophila latifasciaeformis (Duda, 1940)⇒ Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis Duda, 1940
Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila nebulosa Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila richardsoni Vilela, 1983
Drosophila sturtevanti Duda, 1927
Glenanthe bella Mathis, 1995
Paralimna molossus Schiner, 1868
Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis Duda, 1940
Scaptomyza (Bunostoma) cnecosoma Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) flava Fallen, 1823Blind's bryum moss
Scatella (Neoscatella) sexnotata Cresson, 1926

Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in Leeward Islands
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies, Vinegar And Fruit Flies, Vinegar flies
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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