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Checklist of Superfamily Tephritoidea Newman, 1834
for Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
457
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
44
393
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
256
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
29
220
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
124
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
5
70
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
5 Families width 163 Species and 1 Subspecies
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies122SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies32SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
70 Genera with 163 Species
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Actinoptera Rondani, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Adapsilia Waga, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Afraciura Hering, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Apyrgota Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Bactropota Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Bistrispinaria Speiser, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupanea Hancock, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Bromophila Loew, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Campylocera Macquart, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Capitites Foote & Frei..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Capparimyia Bezzi, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Carpophthoromyia Austen, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Celidodacus Hendel, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 191812SpeciesTaxom
Clematochaeta Hering, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Clinotaenia Bezzi, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Coelocephala Karsch, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Coelopacidia Enderlein, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Coelotrypes Bezzi, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Conopariella Enderlein, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Craspedoxantha Bezzi, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophorellia Freidberg & ..., 19893SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 200932SpeciesTaxom
Dectodesis Munro, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Didacus Collart, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Eosamphicnephes Frey, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Eutretosoma Hendel, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Gymnaciura Hering, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Gymnosagena Munro, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Hyaloctoides Munro, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Labeschatia Munro, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Leucotaeniella Bezzi, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Lule Speiser, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Metasphenisca Hendel, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Munroella Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Naupoda Osten Sacken, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Neoepidesma Hendel, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Ocnerioxa Speiser, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Ocnerioxyna Seguy, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Oeciotypa Hendel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Oedaspis Loew, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Oedoncus Speiser, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Palpomya Robineau-Des..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Paryphodes Speiser, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Peltacanthina Enderlein, 180510SpeciesTaxom
Perilampsis Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pherothrinax Munro, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Philophylla Rondani, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Physiphora Fallen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Platensina Enderlein, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pliomelaena Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyoleja Han & Freidberg, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pterandrus Bezzi, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloniola Hendel, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdochaeta Meijere, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Rhochmopterum Speiser, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19329SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Silba Macquart, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sosiopsila Bezzi, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Stamnophora Munro, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Tachiniscidia Malloch, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Tephraciura Hering, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Tephritocampylocera Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Tephritopyrgota Hendel, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 20037SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
163 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actinoptera acculta Munro, 1957
Actinoptera peregrina Adams, 1905
Adapsilia (Eupyrgota) rugosigenis Hendel, 1934
Afraciura quaternaria Bezzi, 1924
Apyrgota marshalli Hendel, 1914
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Bactrocera (Gymnodacus) amplexa Munro, 1984
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) adusta Wang & Zhao, 1989
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) curcubitae Coquillett, 1899
Bactropota woodi Bezzi, 1924
Bistrispinaria magniceps Bezzi, 1918
Bistrispinaria woodi Bezzi, 1924
Brachytrupanea brachystigma Bezzi, 1924
Bromophila caffra Macquart, 1846
Campylocera myopa Hendel, 1914
Capitites aurea Bezzi, 1924
Capparimyia aristata De Meyer & F..., 2005
Capparimyia bipustulata Bezzi, 1923
Carpophthoromyia debeckeri De Meyer, 2006
Carpophthoromyia dimidiata Bezzi, 1924
Carpophthoromyia superba Bezzi, 1918
Celidodacus obnubilus Karsch, 1887
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) aliena Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) discussa Munro, 1935
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) quinaria Bezzi, 1918Five-spotted fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) bremii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Grass fern
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) fasciventris Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) pedestris Bezzi, 1924Strychnos fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rosa Karsch, 1887Natal fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rubivora Coquillett, 1901
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) volucris Bezzi, 1918
Clematochaeta acrophthalma Bezzi, 1918
Clematochaeta discipulchra Bezzi, 1918
Clematochaeta perpallida Bezzi, 1918
Clinotaenia anastrephina Bezzi, 1920
Clinotaenia superba Bezzi, 1918
Coelocephala arcuata Bezzi, 1914
Coelocephala arcuata stigma Hendel, 1914
Coelopacidia melanostigma Bezzi, 1920
Coelopacidia strigata Bezzi, 1920
Coelotrypes pulchellus Bezzi, 1920
Coelotrypes simplex Bezzi, 1924
Conopariella conspicua Frey, 1932
Craspedoxantha polyspila Bezzi, 1924
Craspedoxantha vernoniae Freidberg, 1985
Cryptophorellia trivittata Freidberg & ..., 1989
Cryptophorellia vumbaensis Freidberg & ..., 1989
Cryptophorellia zombaensis Freidberg & ..., 1989
Dacus (Dacus) adustus (Munro, 1948)⇒ Bactrocera adusta Wang & Zhao, 1989
Dacus (Dacus) armatus Fabricius, 1805
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) durbanensis Munro, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) eclipsis Bezzi, 1924
Dacus (Dacus) humeralis Bezzi, 1915Perkins's fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) masaicus (Munro, 1937)⇒ Dacus pleuralis Collart, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) pecropsis Munro, 1984
Dacus (Dacus) pleuralis Collart, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Dacus) sphaerostigma Bezzi, 1924
Dacus (Dacus) telfaireae Bezzi, 1924
Dacus (Dacus) transitorius Collart, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) xanthopterus Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Didacus) chiwira Hancock, 1985
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) famona Hancock, 1985
Dacus (Didacus) lounsburyii Coquillett, 1901
Dacus (Didacus) opacatus Munro, 1948
Dacus (Didacus) pleuralis Collart, 1935
Dacus (Didacus) sphaeristicus Speiser, 1910
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) hamatus Bezzi, 1917
Dacus (Leptoxyda) hyalobasis Bezzi, 1924
Dacus (Leptoxyda) umbrilatus Munro, 1938
Dacus (Leptoxyda) woodi Bezzi, 1917
Dacus (Leptoxyda) xanthopus Bezzi, 1924
Dacus (Metidacus) rutilus Munro, 1948
Dacus (Metidacus) stylifer Bezzi, 1919
Dacus briani White, 2006
Dacus kaplanae White & Goodger, 2009
Dacus transversalis White & Goodger, 2009
Dectodesis confluens Wiedemann, 1830
Eosamphicnephes africanus Frey, 1932
Eutretosoma woodi Bezzi, 1924
Gymnaciura neavei Bezzi, 1920
Gymnosagena nyikaensis Freidberg & ..., 2006
Hyaloctoides gorgoneus Hering, 1958
Hyaloctoides semiater (Loew, 1861)⇒ Hyaloctoides gorgoneus Hering, 1958
Labeschatia circumlineata Munro, 1967Wobbly keyhole limpet
Leucotaeniella trispila Bezzi, 1918
Lonchaea zomba MacGowan, 2018
Lule minuta Frey, 1932
Metasphenisca parilis Munro, 1947
Metasphenisca transilis Munro, 1947
Munroella myiopitina Bezzi, 1924
Naupoda nyasica Frey, 1932
Naupoda nyassica Frey, 1932
Neoepidesma castale Frey, 1932
Neoepidesma costalis Frey, 1932
Neoepidesma subvicinum Frey, 1932
Ocnerioxa pennata Speiser, 1915
Ocnerioxa sinuata Loew, 1861
Ocnerioxa undata (Bezzi, 1920)⇒ Ocnerioxa pennata Speiser, 1915
Ocnerioxa woodi Bezzi, 1918
Ocnerioxyna gracilis Loew, 1861
Oeciotypa rotundiventris Frey, 1932
Oedaspis amani Freidberg & ..., 1992
Oedoncus taenipalpis Speiser, 1924
Palpomya melanoptera Hendel, 1914
Paryphodes nepticula Loew, 1873
Peltacanthina asthenes Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina carnosa Frey, 1932
Peltacanthina cribrosa Enderlein, 1912
Peltacanthina fumipennis Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina monotaenia Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina mythodes Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina paramythodes Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina simillima Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina splendida Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina stictica Fabricius, 1805
Perilampsis woodi Bezzi, 1924
Pherothrinax lamborni Munro, 1935
Pherothrinax woodi Bezzi, 1924
Philophylla fossataeformis Bezzi, 1920
Philophylla homogenea Bezzi, 1920
Physiphora africana Hendel, 1909
Platensina woodi Bezzi, 1924
Pliomelaena caeca Bezzi, 1924
Pseudomyoleja nigricrus Han & Freidberg, 1994
Ptiloniola tripunctulata Karsch, 1887
Rhabdochaeta neavei Bezzi, 1920
Rhochmopterum munroi Bezzi, 1924
Rivellia acuticornis Frey, 1932
Rivellia angstifacia Frey, 1932
Rivellia angustifascia Frey, 1932
Rivellia chalybescens Frey, 1932
Rivellia chlaybescens Frey, 1932
Rivellia granulata Frey, 1932
Rivellia trimucronata Frey, 1932
Rivellia unifascia Frey, 1932
Rivellia woodi Frey, 1932
Scedella cyana Walker, 1849
Scedella spatulata Munro, 1957
Silba virescens Macquart, 1851
Sosiopsila metadacus Speiser, 1915
Stamnophora vernoniicola Bezzi, 1918
Tachiniscidia africana Malloch, 1931
Tephraciura angusta Loew, 1861
Tephraciura oborinia Walker, 1849
Tephritocampylocera carbonaria Hendel, 1914
Tephritopyrgota belzebuth Hendel, 1914
Tephritopyrgota passerina Hendel, 1914
Trirhithrum basale Bezzi, 1924
Trirhithrum coffeae Bezzi, 1918Coffee fruit fly
Trirhithrum homogeneum Bezzi, 1924
Trirhithrum leucopsis Bezzi, 1918
Trirhithrum nigerrimum Bezzi, 1913
Trirhithrum occipitale Bezzi, 1918
Trirhithrum psychotriae White, 2003
Trupanea bisdiversa Bezzi, 1924
Trupanea cosmina (Hendel, 1938)⇒ Trupanea convergens Hering, 1936
Urophora agromyzella Bezzi, 1924

Subnodes of Tephritoidea with occurrences in Malawi
FamilyLonchaeidae
Loew, 1861
Lance Flies, Lanceflies, Lonchaeid Flies
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOtitidae
Macquart, 1835
Picture-winged flies, picture-winged fly
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, signal fly
12
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies, Scarab Pursuing Flies
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies, Peacock flies
50
122
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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