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Checklist for Superfamily Tephritoidea Newman, 1834
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
378
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
238
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
171
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
30
158
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
107
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
4
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seychelles
4 Families width 23 Species
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies9SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae (Schiner, 1862)Picture-winged flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seychelles
18 Genera with 23 Species
Acrosticta Loew, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dasiops Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Parardelio Hendel, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paryphodes Speiser, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Philophylla Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Physiphora Fallen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Psednometopum Munro, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeuxesta Hendel, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdochaeta Meijere, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Scholastes Loew, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Silba Macquart, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Taomyia Bezzi, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
23 Species
Acrosticta apicalis Williston, 1896Picture-winged fly
Acrosticta exsul (Lamb, 1914)⇒ Acrosticta apicalis Williston, 1896
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) curcubitae Coquillett, 1899
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) catoirii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Grass fern
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dasiops vibrissifer Lamb, 1912
Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914
Lonchaea lambiana Bezzi, 1918
Parardelio pilosus Hendel, 1912
Paryphodes vicarius Hendel, 1912
Philophylla seychellensis Lamb, 1914
Physiphora azurea Hendel, 1912
Plagiostenopterina cyanosoma Hendel, 1912
Plagiostenopterina rificeps Hendel, 1912
Plagiostenopterina ruficeps Hendel, 1912
Psednometopum aldabrense Lamb, 1914
Pseudeuxesta prima Osten Sacken, 1881Picture-winged fly
Rhabdochaeta spinosa Lamb, 1914
Scholastes vicarius (Hendel, 1912)⇒ Paryphodes vicarius Hendel, 1912
Silba excisa Kertesz, 1901
Taomyia ocellata Lamb, 1914

Subnodes of Tephritoidea with occurrences in Seychelles
FamilyLonchaeidae
Loew, 1861
Lance Flies, Lanceflies, Lonchaeid Flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOtitidae
Macquart, 1835
Picture-winged flies, picture-winged fly
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, signal fly
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies, Peacock flies
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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