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Checklist for Family Tephritidae Newman, 1834 (Fruit flies)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
273
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
155
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
31
133
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
20
67
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
3
20
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies
16
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
16 Genera with 33 Species
Actinoptera Rondani, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 191510SpeciesTaxom
Dectodesis Munro, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Desmella Munro, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Elaphromyia Bigot, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Insizwa Munro, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Metasphenisca Hendel, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedoncus Speiser, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Perilampsis Bezzi, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeniscus Becker, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Tephraciura Hering, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Tephritites Freidberg, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
33 Species
Actinoptera stricta Munro, 1957
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) quinaria Bezzi, 1918Five-spotted fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rosa Karsch, 1887Natal fly
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Didacus) bistrigulatus Bezzi, 1908
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) famona Hancock, 1985
Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker, 1922Greater melon fly
Dacus (Didacus) fuscatus Wiedemann, 1819Chaparral false bindweed
Dacus (Didacus) siliqualactis Munro, 1939
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) rufus Bezzi, 1915
Dectodesis confluens Wiedemann, 1830
Desmella myiopitoides Bezzi, 1908
Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Elaphromyia adatha Walker, 1849
Insizwa oblita Munro, 1929
Insizwa striatifrons (Munro, 1929)⇒ Insizwa oblita Munro, 1929
Oedoncus taenipalpis Speiser, 1924
Perilampsis curta Munro, 1938
Perilampsis thyene (Munro, 1939)⇒ Perilampsis amazuluana Munro, 1929
Perilampsis woodi Bezzi, 1924
Sphaeniscus sexmaculatus Macquart, 1843
Tephraciura angusta Loew, 1861
Tephraciura semiangusta Bezzi, 1918
Tephritites australis Bezzi, 1924
Trupanea intermedia Munro, 1935

Subnodes of Tephritidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyDacinae
Munro, 1984
Old World Fruit Flies
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTephritinae
Newman, 1834
11
13
Genera
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