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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Clyburn Valley (Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
180
628
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
180
628
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
625
625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
533
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
194
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
100
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
77
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
10
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Clyburn Valley
5 Genera with 9 Species
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19266SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clyburn Valley
9 Species
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov