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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
422
3732
6894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3727
6887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
402
3667
6777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
257
2876
5463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
347
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
45
252
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
181
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
31
154
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
22
97
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leeward Islands
2 Families width 18 Species
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leeward Islands
9 Genera with 18 Species
Allotrichoma Becker, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Diathoneura Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1927Fruit fly10SpeciesTaxom
Glenanthe Haliday, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lipochaeta Coquillett, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
18 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 (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
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies
5
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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