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Checklist for Family Tephritidae Newman, 1834 (Fruit flies)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
100
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
67
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
41
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
16
41
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
9
24
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
2
13
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies
12
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
12 Genera with 64 Species
Bactrocera Macquart, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Bibundia Bischoff, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Bistrispinaria Speiser, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Capparimyia Bezzi, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Carpophthoromyia Austen, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 200622SpeciesTaxom
Clinotaenia Bezzi, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 200628SpeciesTaxom
Leucotaeniella Bezzi, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Perilampsis Bezzi, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Themarictera Hendel, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
64 Species
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Bactrocera (Gymnodacus) mesomelas Bezzi, 1908
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) curcubitae Coquillett, 1899
Bibundia hermanni Bischof, 1903
Bistrispinaria woodi Bezzi, 1924
Capparimyia melanaspis Bezzi, 1920
Carpophthoromyia pseudotritea Bezzi, 1918
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) discussa Munro, 1935
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) giffardi Bezzi, 1912
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) lentigera Munro, 1933
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) lunata Munro, 1935
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) quinaria Bezzi, 1918Five-spotted fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) silvestrii Bezzi, 1912
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) striatella Munro, 1935
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) antistictica Bezzi, 1913
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) bremii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Grass fern
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) ditissima Munro, 1938
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) punctata Wiedemann, 1824Cacao fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) anonae Graham, 1908Annona fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) colae Silvestri, 1913Chocolate-band snail
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) fasciventris Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) flexuosa Walker, 1853
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) pedestris Bezzi, 1924Strychnos fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) penicillata Bigot, 1891
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) stipula Meyer & Frei..., 2006
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) whitei Meyer & Frei..., 2006
Ceratitis flava Meyer & Frei..., 2006
Dacus (Dacus) armatus Fabricius, 1805
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) diastatus Munro, 1984
Dacus (Dacus) disjunctus Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Dacus) guineensis Hering, 1944Smallflower columbine
Dacus (Dacus) humeralis Bezzi, 1915Perkins's fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) limbipennis (Macquart, 1843)⇒ Dacus armatus Fabricius, 1805
Dacus (Dacus) pleuralis Collart, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Dacus) theophrastus Hering, 1941
Dacus (Didacus) albiseta White & Goodger, 2009
Dacus (Didacus) aspilus Bezzi, 1924
Dacus (Didacus) botianus Munro, 1984
Dacus (Didacus) carnesi Munro, 1984
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) congoensis White, 2006
Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker, 1922Greater melon fly
Dacus (Didacus) langi Curran, 1927
Dacus (Didacus) umbeluzinus Munro, 1984
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) annulatus Becker, 1903
Dacus (Leptoxyda) hamatus Bezzi, 1917
Dacus (Leptoxyda) inornatus Bezzi, 1909
Dacus (Leptoxyda) longistylus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dacus persicus Hendel, 1927
Dacus (Leptoxyda) persicus Hendel, 1927Pennsylvania buttercup
Dacus goergeni De Meyer, Wh..., 2013
Dacus mediovittatus White, 2006
Dacus umehi White, 2006
Leucotaeniella guttipennis Bezzi, 1920
Perilampsis atra Munro, 1969
Perilampsis furcata Munro, 1969
Themarictera flaveolata Fabricius, 1805
Trirhithrum nigerrimum Bezzi, 1913

Subnodes of Tephritidae with occurrences in Benin
SubfamilyDacinae
Munro, 1984
Old World Fruit Flies
10
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhytalmiinae
Hendel, 1914
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTachiniscinae
Kertesz, 1903
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Tephritidae (Newman 1834)
Tephritidae (Newman 1834)


Links, sources and further information
Tephritidae at artfakta.se
Tephritidae at dyntaxa.se
Tephritidae at gbif.org
Tephritidae at irmng.org
Tephritidae at itis.gov
Tephritidae at marinespecies.org