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Checklist for Superfamily Tephritoidea Newman, 1834
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
87
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
19
73
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
9
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
3
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
3 Families width 14 Species
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies12SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
12 Genera with 14 Species
Bactrocera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophorellia Freidberg & ..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Mesoclanis Munro, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Neoceratitis Hendel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1978Wine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilodacus Collart, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphenella Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Stylia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
14 Species
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) cornuta Bezzi, 1924
Cryptophorellia peringueyi Bezzi, 1924
Dacus (Didacus) binotatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dacus (Didacus) bistrigulatus Bezzi, 1908
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) lounsburyii Coquillett, 1901
Dacus (Didacus) mulgens Munro, 1932Green apple bug
Mesoclanis dubia Walker, 1853
Mesoclanis ovalis Munro, 1950
Neoceratitis lycii Coquillett, 1901
Piophila megastigmata Mcalpine, 1978
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Tephritoidea with occurrences in Cape Town
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, cheese skipper, Cheese Skipper Flies And Allies, Cheese skippers, Cheese skippers {Larvae}, Skipper Flies, Skippers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, signal fly
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies, Peacock flies
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tephritoidea at artfakta.se
Tephritoidea at dyntaxa.se
Tephritoidea at marinespecies.org