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Checklist for Superfamily Tephritoidea Newman, 1834
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
793
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
617
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
449
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
392
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
34
246
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
6
52
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
6 Families width 131 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies92SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies21SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
52 Genera with 131 Species
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Acanthiophilus Becker, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Acidoxantha Hendel, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Acinoeuphranta Hardy, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Acroceratitis Hendel, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Actinoptera Rondani, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Adrama Walker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Aspilota Foerster, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 200136SpeciesTaxom
Campiglossa Rondani, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomyza Zetterstedt, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Coelotrypes Bezzi, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19048SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Elaphromyia Bigot, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Elassogaster Bigot, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Euprosopia Macquart, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Galbifascia Hardy, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Goniurellia Hendel, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Hexacinia Hendel, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lamprolonchaea Bezzi, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Lamprophthalma Portschinsky, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Meracanthomyia Hendel, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Metasphenisca Hendel, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Oxyaciura Hendel, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Paroxyna Hendel, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Peltodasia Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Peltodesia1SpeciesTaxom
Physiphora Fallen, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Platensina Enderlein, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Pliomelaena Bezzi, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pogonortalis Hendel, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepicausta Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pterogenia Bigot, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdochaeta Meijere, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Rhochmopterum Speiser, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Rioxa Walker, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19147SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Silba Macquart, 19757SpeciesTaxom
Sophiroides Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeniscus Becker, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Sphenella Robineau-Des..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Taeniomastix Enderlein, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Tephraciura Hering, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tritaeniopteron De Meijere, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Xarnuta Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Zeugodacus Hendel, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
131 Species
Acanthiophilus astrophorus Hering, 1939
Acinoeuphranta zeylanica Hardy, 1971
Acroceratitis striata Froggatt, 1909Bamboo fruit fly
Actinoptera biseta Hering, 1956
Actinoptera brahma Schiner, 1868
Actinoptera formosana Shiraki, 1933
Adrama austeni Hendel, 1912Spinyfruit buttercup
Aspilota ceylonica Ashmead, 1904
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) apicofuscans Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) brunneola Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) caryeae Kapoor, 1971
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) ceylanica Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) correcta Bezzi, 1916Guava fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) fernandoi Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) hantanae Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kandiensis Drew & Hancock, 1994
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) latifrons Hendel, 1915Malaysian fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) nigrofemoralis Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) nigrotibialis Perkins, 1938
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) paraverbascifoliae Drew & Raghu, 2002
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) perigrapha Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) profunda Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) selenophora Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) syzygii Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) verbascifoliae Drew & Hancock, 1994
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) versicolor Bezzi, 1916
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) zonata (Saunders, 1841)⇒ Bactrocera correcta Bezzi, 1916
Bactrocera (Hemigymnodacus) diversus Coquillett, 1904
Bactrocera (Javadacus) trilineata Hardy, 1955
Bactrocera (Paratridacus) diversa Coquillett, 1904
Bactrocera (Paratridacus) expandens Walker, 1859
Bactrocera (Paratridacus) garciniae Bezzi, 1913
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) bipustulata Bezzi, 1914
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) caudata Fabricius, 1805
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) curcubitae Coquillett, 1899
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) diaphora Hendel, 1915
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) duplicata Bezzi, 1916
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) gavisa Munro, 1935
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) tau Walker, 1849Fruit fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) zahadi Mahmood, 1999
Bactrocera fastigata Tsuruta & White, 2001
Campiglossa aeneostriata Munro, 1935
Campiglossa agatha Hering, 1956
Chrysomyza longicornis (Hendel, 1909)⇒ Physiphora longicornis Hendel, 1909
Coelotrypes luteifasciata Senior-White, 1922
Dacus (Callantra) discophorus Hering, 1956
Dacus (Callantra) longicornis Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Dacus (Callantra) nepalensis Hardy, 1964
Dacus (Callantra) ramanii Drew & Hancock, 1998
Dacus (Didacus) keiseri Hering, 1956
Dacus (Leptoxyda) persicus Hendel, 1927Pennsylvania buttercup
Dacus cliatus
Dacus diversus (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Bactrocera diversa Coquillett, 1904
Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Elaphromyia siva Frey, 1917
Elassogaster linearis Walker, 1849
Euphranta (Euphranta) conjuncta Hendel, 1928
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) zeylanica Senior-White, 1921
Euprosopia dorsata Hendel, 1914
Euprosopia latifrons Hendel, 1914
Euprosopia nigropunctata Hendel, 1914
Euprosopia planiceps Hendel, 1914
Euprosopia platystomoides Hendel, 1914
Galbifascia quadripunctata Hardy, 1973
Goniurellia persignata Freidberg, 1980
Hexacinia radiosa Rondani, 1868
Lamprolonchaea pipinna Mcalpine, 1964
Lamprophthalma felderi Hendel, 1914
Lonchaea impressifrons Bezzi, 1920
Lonchaea incisurata Hennig, 1948
Lonchaea minuta Meijere, 1910
Meracanthomyia gamma Hendel, 1910Margined buttercup
Metasphenisca reinhardi Wiedemann, 1824
Oxyaciura monochaeta Bezzi, 1913
Oxyaciura xanthotricha Bezzi, 1913
Paroxyna aeneostriata (Munro, 1935)⇒ Campiglossa aeneostriata Munro, 1935
Peltodasia magnicornis Hendel, 1914
Peltodesia magnicornis Hendel, 1914
Physiphora clausa Macquart, 1843Picture-winged fly
Physiphora longicornis Hendel, 1909
Plagiostenopterina cinctaria Hendel, 1914
Plagiostenopterina dubiosa Malloch, 1931
Plagiostenopterina fasciata Hendel, 1914
Plagiostenopterina rufa Hendel, 1914
Platensina acrostacta Wiedemann, 1824
Platensina zodiacalis Bezzi, 1913
Pliomelaena translucida Hering, 1942
Pogonortalis doclea Walker, 1849Boatman fly
Pseudepicausta angulata Hendel, 1914
Pterogenia niveitarsis Bigot, 1859
Rhabdochaeta pulchella Meijere, 1904
Rhabdochaeta seniorwhitei (Bezzi, 1926)⇒ Rhochmopterum seniorwhitei Bezzi, 1926
Rhochmopterum seniorwhitei Bezzi, 1926
Rioxa discalis Walker, 1861
Rioxa lanceolata Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Rioxa parvipunctata Meijere, 1911
Rioxa sexmaculata (Wulp, 1880)⇒ Rioxa discalis Walker, 1861
Rivellia costalis Hendel, 1914
Rivellia eximia Wulp, 1897
Rivellia fruga
Rivellia frugalis Coquillett, 1904
Rivellia furcata Hendel, 1914
Rivellia fusca Thomson, 1869
Rivellia herinella Hendel, 1914
Scedella cyana Walker, 1849
Scedella orientalis Meijere, 1908
Scedella spiloptera Bezzi, 1913
Silba abstata Mcalpine, 1956
Silba admirabilis Mcalpine, 1956Forest cockroach
Silba excisa Kertesz, 1901
Silba perplexa Walker, 1862
Silba pollinosa Kertesz, 1901
Silba setifera Meijere, 1910
Silba srilanka Mcalpine, 1975
Sophiroides flammosa Hendel, 1914Snow buttercup
Spathulina acroleuca Schiner, 1868
Sphaeniscus melanotrichotus Hering, 1956
Sphaeniscus quadrincisus Wiedemann, 1824
Sphenella sinensis Schiner, 1868Broadleaf water-milfoil
Taeniomastix pictiventris Hendel, 1914
Taeniomastix unicolor Hendel, 1914
Tephraciura basimacula Bezzi, 1924
Tritaeniopteron punctatipleurum Senior-White, 1922
Trupanea amoena Frauenfeld, 1857
Trupanea aucta Bezzi, 1913
Xarnuta leucotela Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Zeugodacus tau Walker, 1949

Subnodes of Tephritoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyLonchaeidae
Loew, 1861
Lance Flies, Lanceflies, Lonchaeid Flies
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOtitidae
Macquart, 1835
Picture-winged flies, picture-winged fly
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, signal fly
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies, Scarab Pursuing Flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTephritidae
Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies, Peacock flies
36
92
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyUlidiidae
Macquart, 1835
Picture-winged Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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