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Checklist of Superfamily Tephritoidea Newman, 1834
for Neotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
3291
39625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
3291
39625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
3162
38902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
2592
36580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
371
5178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
23
280
1584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
17
53
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
15
48
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
12
36
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Neotropical
3 Families width 4 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Neotropical
3 Genera with 4 Species
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Euxesta Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Neosilba Mcalpine, 19732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neotropical
4 Species
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Euxesta alternans Loew, 1868Annual globemallow
Neosilba nigrocaerulea Malloch, 1920
Neosilba perezi Romero & Ruppel, 1973Bailey's acacia

Subnodes of Tephritoidea with occurrences in Neotropical
FamilyLonchaeidae
Loew, 1861
Lance Flies, Lanceflies, Lonchaeid Flies
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOtitidae
Macquart, 1835
Picture-winged flies, picture-winged fly
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies, Peacock flies
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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