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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
73
463
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
315
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
220
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
30
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
7
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
3
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
3
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
3 Genera with 17 Species
Megaselia Rondani, 199115SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
17 Species
Megaselia (Megaselia) amberae R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Megaselia (Megaselia) bernsteinae R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Megaselia (Megaselia) dominicana R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arcuatilinea Beyer, 1959
Megaselia curtispinosa Disney, 1991
Megaselia harteni Disney, 1991
Megaselia jorgensis Disney, 1991
Megaselia lindbergi Beyer, 1959
Megaselia miniseta Disney, 1991
Megaselia nectama Disney, 1991
Megaselia orgaoa Disney, 1991
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia tiagoensis Disney, 1991
Megaselia verdensis Disney, 1991
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Puliciphora rontaleri R. H. L. Disney, 1996


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov