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Checklist for Subfamily Metopininae Macquart, 1835
and region Iowa (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
374
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
291
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
35
196
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
43
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
2 Genera with 3 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1912Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
3 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Megaselia lanata Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia ungulata Robinson, 1981Common vetch

Subnodes of Metopininae with occurrences in Iowa
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Metopininae at itis.gov