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Checklist for Family Tethinidae Hendel, 1916 (Tethinid flies)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
1111
3790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
816
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
594
1639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
501
1312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
285
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
6
50
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTethinidae
Hendel, 1916
Tethinid flies
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
4 Genera with 12 Species
Afrotethina Munari, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhicnoessa Malloch, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tethina Haliday, 19143SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
12 Species
Afrotethina aurisetulosa Lamb, 1914
Afrotethina brevicostata Munari, 1990
Afrotethina femoralis Munari, 1981
Dasyrhicnoessa ferruginea (Lamb, 1914)⇒ Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931
Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931Tethinid fly
Dasyrhicnoessa occidentalis (Munari, 1986)⇒ Dasyrhicnoessa vockerothi Hardy & Delf..., 1980
Dasyrhicnoessa sexeriata Hendel, 1913
Dasyrhicnoessa vockerothi Hardy & Delf..., 1980Tethinid fly
Pseudorhicnoessa rattii Munari, 1981
Tethina (Rhicnoessa) ochracea (Hendel, 1913)⇒ Tethina pallipes Loew, 1865
Tethina (Rhicnoessa) pallipes Loew, 1865Tethinid fly
Tethina ferruginea Lamb, 1914

Subnodes of Tethinidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyPelomyiinae
Foster, 1976
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTethininae
Hendel, 1916
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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