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Checklist for Superfamily Ephydroidea Zetterstedt, 1837
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
457
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
393
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
256
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
29
220
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
124
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
2 Families width 27 Species
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies24SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
16 Genera with 27 Species
Amiota Loew, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Apenthecia Tsacas, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Cacoxenus Loew, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1997Fruit fly8SpeciesTaxom
Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Hypselothyrea De Meijere, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Karema Cresson, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Liodrosophila Duda, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Psilopoidea Cresson, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsilopa Hendel, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19012SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
27 Species
Amiota (Amiota) bandai Chassagnard ..., 1997
Apenthecia (Apenthecia) argyrea Chassagnard ..., 1997
Apenthecia (Apenthecia) obscura Chassagnard ..., 1997
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) polyodous Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Drosophila (Sophophora) curta Chassagnard ..., 1997
Drosophila (Sophophora) dimitroides Chassagnard ..., 1997
Drosophila (Sophophora) neomitra Chassagnard ..., 1997
Drosophila (Sophophora) seguyi Smart, 1945
Drosophila (Sophophora) seguyiana Chassagnard ..., 1997
Drosophila adamisa Chassagnard ..., 1997
Drosophila brachytarsa Chassagnard ..., 1997
Drosophila seyanii Chassagnard ..., 1997
Dryxo ornata Macquart, 1843
Karema loewella Cresson, 1929
Leucophenga disjuncta Bachli, 1971
Liodrosophila melania Seguy, 1938
Lissocephala bergi Chassagnard ..., 1997
Lissocephala kamundii Chassagnard ..., 1997
Lissocephala sosefi Chassagnard ..., 1997
Mycodrosophila barracloughi Chassagnard ..., 1998
Mycodrosophila dudleyi Chassagnard ..., 1997
Mycodrosophila nigrans Chassagnard ..., 1997
Psilopoidea howardi Cresson, 1939
Scaptodrosophila melaena Chassagnard ..., 1997
Scaptomyza dorsalis Seguy, 1938
Zaprionus taronus Chassagnard ..., 1993
Zaprionus vittiger Coquillett, 1901

Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in Malawi
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies, Vinegar And Fruit Flies, Vinegar flies
12
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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