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Checklist of Superfamily Ephydroidea Zetterstedt, 1837
for Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
714
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
182
712
924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
680
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
592
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
63
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
16
29
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
10
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
6
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
1 Family width 3 Species
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
3 Genera with 3 Species
Acletoxenus Frauenfeld, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1830Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
3 Species
Acletoxenus quadristriatus Duda, 1936
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Scaptodrosophila moana McEvey, 1982

Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies, Vinegar And Fruit Flies, Vinegar flies
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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