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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
1521
2038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
302
1518
2035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
284
1463
1978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1236
1690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
242
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
205
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
31
162
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
49
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
11
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
11
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brunswick County (Virginia)
6 Genera with 11 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brunswick County (Virginia)
11 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus brunnipes Brown, 1993
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov