Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4166
6001 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 387
4165
6000 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 378
4124
5911 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 259
3452
4981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 65
585
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 53
496
462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 40
371
331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Aschiza
Becher, 1882
| 3
63
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
| 1
25
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Phoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids | 25
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Metopininae
Macquart, 1835
| 15
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Metopinini
Enderlein, 1924
| 15
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Buenos Aires
15 Genera with 11 Species | Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993 | Ant-decapitating Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Ecitoptera Borgmeier & ..., 1923 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Gymnophora Macquart, 1835 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Megaselia Rondani, 1926 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Melaloncha Brues, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Myrmosicarius Borgmeier, 1928 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Phymatopterella Brues, 1933 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1925 | Fire Ant Decapitating Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | Puliciphora Dahl, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Syneura Brues, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Buenos Aires
11 Species | Apocephalus brevicercus Brown, 1993 | | | Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866 | Coffin fly | | Megaselia aurea Aldrich, 1896 | | | Megaselia luteicauda Borgmeier, 1925 | Phorid fly | | Megaselia maculiapex Borgmeier, 1935 | | | Megaselia sinefurca Borgmeier, 1962 | | | Megaselia tama Schmitz, 1926 | | | Melaloncha clavata Schmitz, 1927 | | | Phalacrotophora rufiventris Borgmeier, 1971 | | | Pseudacteon borgmeieri Schmitz, 1923 | | | Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925 | Fire ant decapitating fly |
Links, sources and further information Metopinini at itis.gov
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