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Checklist for Family Tethinidae Hendel, 1916 (Tethinid flies)
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1306
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
889
3954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
62
654
2762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
58
570
2466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
45
341
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
7
59
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTethinidae
Hendel, 1916
Tethinid flies
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
3 Genera with 15 Species
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19808SpeciesTaxom
Pelomyia Williston, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Tethina Haliday, 19136SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
15 Species
Dasyrhicnoessa aquila Munari, 2002
Dasyrhicnoessa clandestina Munari, 2002Tethinid fly
Dasyrhicnoessa ferruginea (Lamb, 1914)⇒ Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931
Dasyrhicnoessa fulva Hendel, 1913
Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931Tethinid fly
Dasyrhicnoessa lasiophthalma (Malloch, 1933)⇒ Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931
Dasyrhicnoessa sexseriata Hendel, 1913
Dasyrhicnoessa vockerothi Hardy & Delf..., 1980Tethinid fly
Pelomyia steyskali Hardy & Delf..., 1980Tethinid fly
Tethina (Rhicnoessa) pallipes Loew, 1865Tethinid fly
Tethina albula Loew, 1869Tethinid fly
Tethina horningi (Harrison, 1976)⇒ Zalea horningi Harrison, 1976
Tethina lasiophthalma (Malloch, 1933)⇒ Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931
Tethina variseta Melander, 1952Tethinid fly
Tethina willistoni Melander, 1913Beach fly

Subnodes of Tethinidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyPelomyiinae
Foster, 1976
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTethininae
Hendel, 1916
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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