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Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
493
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
428
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
33
253
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
5
18
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAgromyzidae
Fallen, 1823
Leaf miner flies, Leaf-miner flies, Leaf-Miner Fly
12
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgromyzinae
Fallen, 1810
5
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOphiomyiini
3
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
3 Genera with 37 Species
Melanagromyza Hendel, 195921SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 196312SpeciesTaxom
Tropicomyia Spencer, 19854SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
37 Species
Melanagromyza bonavistae Greathead, 1971
Melanagromyza candidipennis Lamb, 1912
Melanagromyza chalcosoma Spencer, 1959Bean pod fly
Melanagromyza compositana Spencer, 1959
Melanagromyza crassocephali Spencer, 1985
Melanagromyza cyrtorchidis Spencer, 1985
Melanagromyza elgonensis Spencer, 1965
Melanagromyza generosa Spencer, 1961
Melanagromyza heatoni Spencer, 1990
Melanagromyza kenyensis Spencer, 1959
Melanagromyza leguminosarum (Spencer, 1985)⇒ Melanagromyza spenceriana Zlobin, 2001
Melanagromyza livida Spencer, 1985
Melanagromyza metallica Thomson, 1869
Melanagromyza nairobensis Spencer, 1959
Melanagromyza passiflorae (Hering, 1957)⇒ Tropicomyia flacourthiae Seguy, 1951
Melanagromyza provecta Meijere, 1910
Melanagromyza pubescentis Spencer, 1959
Melanagromyza seneciocaulis Spencer, 1960
Melanagromyza solanidis Spencer, 1959
Melanagromyza spenceriana Zlobin, 2001
Melanagromyza vignalis Spencer, 1959
Ophiomyia atralis Spencer, 1961
Ophiomyia centrosematis De Meijere, 1940
Ophiomyia crotalariella Spencer, 1990
Ophiomyia kenyae Spencer, 1985
Ophiomyia kilimanii Spencer, 1985
Ophiomyia lantanae Froggat, 1919Lantana seed fly
Ophiomyia nigerrima Spencer, 1959
Ophiomyia ocimivora Spencer, 1985
Ophiomyia phaseoli Tryon, 1895Bean fly
Ophiomyia pulicaria Meigen, 1830
Ophiomyia spencerella Greathead, 1969
Ophiomyia strigalis Spencer, 1963
Tropicomyia eulophiae Spencer, 1990
Tropicomyia flacourthiae Seguy, 1951
Tropicomyia gloriosae Spencer, 1990
Tropicomyia kalanchoes Spencer, 1985