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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1183
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
849
2453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
647
1856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
106
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
25
75
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
25
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
10
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
9
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
9 Genera with 52 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192640SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
52 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus horridus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora talea Brown, 1987
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) flava Fallen, 1823
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia allopyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia brevicostalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia capillicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia decora Robinson, 1978Beautiful vetch
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia dubitata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia erecta Wood, 1910
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia groenlandica Lundbeck, 1901
Megaselia hapalogaster Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia lanata Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia monticola Malloch, 1912
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia perplexa Malloch, 1912
Megaselia pilipyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sepulchralis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia ursina Malloch, 1912
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Pseudacteon curriei Malloch, 1912
Puliciphora glacialis Malloch, 1912


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov