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Checklist for Family Tephritidae Newman, 1834 (Fruit flies)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
376
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
279
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
37
222
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
34
191
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
112
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
5
23
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies
12
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
12 Genera with 22 Species
Alujamyia Norrbom, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Anastrepha Schiner, 19338SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dyseuaresta Hendel, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Polymorphomyia Snow, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Tetreuaresta Hendel, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Tomoplagia Coquillett, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Toxotrypana Gerstaecker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
22 Species
Alujamyia isolata Norrbom, 2006
Anastrepha antilliensis Norrbom, 1998
Anastrepha edentata Stone, 1942West Indian buckthorn
Anastrepha fraterculus Wiedemann, 1830South American fruit fly
Anastrepha mombinpraeoptans Sein, 1933West Indian Fruit Fly
Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Anastrepha crebra Stone, 1942
Anastrepha ocresia Walker, 1849
Anastrepha suspensa (Loew, 1862)⇒ Anastrepha fraterculus Wiedemann, 1830
Anastrepha unipuncta Sein, 1933
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) malgassa Munro, 1939
Dyseuaresta trinotata Bates, 1934
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Polymorphomyia basilica Snow, 1894
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Tetreuaresta obscuriventris Loew, 1873Fruit fly
Tomoplagia discolor Loew, 1862
Tomoplagia propleuralis Aczel, 1955
Tomoplagia pura Curran, 1931
Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, 1860Papaya fruit fly
Trupanea dacetoptera Phillips, 1923
Trupanea mevarna Walker, 1849
Urophora regis Steyskal, 1979Littleleaf ceanothus

Subnodes of Tephritidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyDacinae
Munro, 1984
Old World Fruit Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTephritinae
Newman, 1834
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrypetinae
Loew, 1861
2
9
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