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Checklist for Family Tethinidae Hendel, 1916 (Tethinid flies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
1215
3605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
912
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
781
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
38
390
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
6
64
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTethinidae
Hendel, 1916
Tethinid flies
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
2 Genera with 9 Species
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Tethina Haliday, 18967SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
9 Species
Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931Tethinid fly
Dasyrhicnoessa sexeriata Hendel, 1913
Tethina (Rhicnoessa) pallipes Loew, 1865Tethinid fly
Tethina albula Loew, 1869Tethinid fly
Tethina cohiba Foster & Mathis, 1998
Tethina lisae Foster & Mathis, 1998
Tethina seriata Melander, 1952
Tethina willistoni Melander, 1913Beach fly
Tethina xanthopoda Williston, 1896

Subnodes of Tethinidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyPelomyiinae
Foster, 1976
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTethininae
Hendel, 1916
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tethinidae at gbif.org
Tethinidae at itis.gov