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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Albemarle County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
301
1445
2002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
1444
2001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
281
1374
1879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1170
1615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
161
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
138
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
105
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
37
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
12
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Albemarle County
6 Genera with 11 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1903Ant-decapitating Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Albemarle County
11 Species
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus brunnipes Brown, 1993
Apocephalus paulus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus wheeleri Brues, 1903
Chonocephalus americanus Borgmeier, 1963
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov