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Checklist of Superfamily Tephritoidea Newman, 1834
for American Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
599
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
599
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
571
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
519
759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
109
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
27
78
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
20
64
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
17
57
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
11
40
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
3
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for American Samoa
3 Families width 14 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies10SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae (Schiner, 1862)Picture-winged flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for American Samoa
11 Genera with 14 Species
Bactrocera Macquart, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Campiglossa Rondani, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Dirioxa Hendel, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lamprolonchaea Bezzi, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorichardia Hendel, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for American Samoa
14 Species
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) distincta Malloch, 1931
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kirki Froggatt, 1911
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) obscura Malloch, 1931
Bactrocera (Notodacus) xanthodes Broun, 1904Pacific fruit fly
Campiglossa grandinata Rondani, 1870
Dacus (Callantra) nanggalae Drew & Hancock, 1998
Dirioxa pornia Walker, 1849Island fruit fly
Lamprolonchaea candidula Mcalpine, 1964
Plagiostenopterina (Stenopterosoma) samoaensis Malloch, 1930
Pseudorichardia flavitarsis Macquart, 1855
Rivellia basilaris (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Rivellia coquilletti Hendel, 1914
Spathulina acroleuca Schiner, 1868
Tephritis asteria (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Trupanea asteria Schiner, 1868
Trupanea asteria Schiner, 1868

Subnodes of Tephritoidea with occurrences in American Samoa
FamilyLonchaeidae
Loew, 1861
Lance Flies, Lanceflies, Lonchaeid Flies
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, signal fly
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies, Peacock flies
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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