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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Banff National Park (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1531
2385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1530
2385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1510
2349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
203
1309
2102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
468
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
319
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
258
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
61
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
12
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
12
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Banff National Park
6 Genera with 18 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1924Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192616SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Banff National Park
18 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov