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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
835
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
634
1970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
6
108
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
2
25
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
24
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
11
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
9
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
9 Genera with 47 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192631SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
47 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus brunnipes Brown, 1993
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Kerophora brunnea Brown, 1988
Kerophora ferruginea Brown, 1988
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) picta Lehmann, 1822
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia brianbrowni Disney, 1994
Megaselia brokawi Disney, 1994
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia coccyx Schmitz & Beyer, 1965
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia humeralis Zetterstedt, 1838
Megaselia lamellicauda Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia perdita Malloch, 1912
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Pseudacteon curriei Malloch, 1912


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov