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Checklist for Family Tephritidae Newman, 1834 (Fruit flies)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
2406
4556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
308
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
288
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
30
168
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
28
135
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
18
65
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
5
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies
14
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limpopo
14 Genera with 19 Species
Afraciura Hering, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Bezzina Munro, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Coelotrypes Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Desmella Munro, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Metasphenisca Hendel, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Munroella Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Ocnerioxyna Seguy, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Perilampsis Bezzi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pliomelaena Bezzi, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeniscus Becker, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Sphenella Robineau-Des..., 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afraciura quaternaria Bezzi, 1924
Afraciura quinaria Bezzi, 1924
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) lipsanus Hendel, 1915
Bezzina margaritifera Bezzi, 1908
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) pedestris Bezzi, 1924Strychnos fruit fly
Coelotrypes major Bezzi, 1924
Dacus (Didacus) brevis Coquillett, 1901
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) venetatus Munro, 1939
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) purpurifrons Bezzi, 1924
Desmella anceps Loew, 1861
Munroella myiopitina Bezzi, 1924
Perilampsis thyene (Munro, 1939)⇒ Perilampsis amazuluana Munro, 1929
Pliomelaena brevifrons aspila Bezzi, 1924
Pliomelaena exilis Munro, 1947
Sphaeniscus sexmaculatus Macquart, 1843
Sphenella nigricornis Bezzi, 1924

Subnodes of Tephritidae with occurrences in Limpopo
SubfamilyDacinae
Munro, 1984
Old World Fruit Flies
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTephritinae
Newman, 1834
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrypetinae
Loew, 1861
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