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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
921
1762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
921
1762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
916
1755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
679
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
204
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
27
116
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
21
91
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
19
80
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
12
53
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
4
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
4 Families width 29 Species
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies13SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
15 Genera with 29 Species
Apactoneura Malloch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Apatoneura1SpeciesTaxom
Apiola Mcalpine, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 190410SpeciesTaxom
Ceroxys Macquart, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Coelotrypes Bezzi, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Lamprolonchaea Bezzi, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Neoeuxesta Malloch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Scholastes Loew, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Silba Macquart, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
29 Species
Apactoneura flavicornis Malloch, 1930
Apatoneura flavicornis Malloch, 1930
Apiola bryani Malloch, 1930
Apiola inermis Malloch, 1930
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) distincta Malloch, 1931
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) facialis Coquillett, 1909
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kirki Froggatt, 1911
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) obscura Malloch, 1931
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) psidii Froggatt, 1899South Sea guava fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) samoae Drew, 1989
Bactrocera (Bulladacus) aenigmatica Malloch, 1931
Bactrocera (Notodacus) paraxanthodes Drew & Hancock, 1995
Bactrocera (Notodacus) xanthodes Broun, 1904Pacific fruit fly
Ceroxys latiusculus Loew, 1873Picture-winged fly
Coelotrypes punctilabris Bezzi, 1928
Dioxyna conflicta Curran, 1929
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Lamprolonchaea candidula Mcalpine, 1964
Lamprolonchaea conchapinna Mcalpine, 1964
Lonchaea uniseta Malloch, 1930
Neoeuxesta fumicosta Malloch, 1930
Plagiostenopterina (Stenopterosoma) samoaensis Malloch, 1930
Rivellia imitans Malloch, 1930
Rivellia lavata Hendel, 1914
Scholastes bimaculatus Hendel, 1914Eastern white water-crowfoot
Silba nigritella Malloch, 1930
Silba setifera Meijere, 1910
Silba uniformis Malloch, 1930
Spathulina acroleuca Schiner, 1868

Subnodes of Tephritoidea with occurrences in Samoa
FamilyLonchaeidae
Loew, 1861
Lance Flies, Lanceflies, Lonchaeid Flies
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOtitidae
Macquart, 1835
Picture-winged flies, picture-winged fly
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, signal fly
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies, Peacock flies
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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