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Checklist for Family Tephritidae Newman, 1834 (Fruit flies)
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
378
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
238
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
171
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
30
158
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
107
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
4
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
7 Genera with 9 Species
Bactrocera Macquart, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Philophylla Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Psednometopum Munro, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdochaeta Meijere, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Taomyia Bezzi, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
9 Species
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) curcubitae Coquillett, 1899
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) catoirii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Grass fern
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Philophylla seychellensis Lamb, 1914
Psednometopum aldabrense Lamb, 1914
Rhabdochaeta spinosa Lamb, 1914
Taomyia ocellata Lamb, 1914

Subnodes of Tephritidae with occurrences in Seychelles
SubfamilyDacinae
Munro, 1984
Old World Fruit Flies
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTephritinae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrypetinae
Loew, 1861
2
2
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