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Checklist of Superfamily Tephritoidea Newman, 1834
for Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1629
3292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
255
1627
3289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
243
1589
3218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
1355
2882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
152
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
32
94
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
58
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
18
38
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
9
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
2 Families width 14 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies13SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
6 Genera with 14 Species
Bactrocera Macquart, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Neoceratitis Hendel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
14 Species
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) curcubitae Coquillett, 1899
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) malgassa Munro, 1939
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) etiennellus Munro, 1984
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Neoceratitis cyanescens Bezzi, 1923Tomato fruit fly
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Trirhithrum nigerrimum Bezzi, 1913

Subnodes of Tephritoidea with occurrences in Comoro Islands
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
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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