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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
1067
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
792
1786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
51
585
1202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
89
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
28
44
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
28
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
18
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
17
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
17 Genera with 29 Species
Acontistoptera Brues, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1963Ant-decapitating Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Commoptera Brues, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192210SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Menozziola Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1925Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanionotum Brues, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
29 Species
Acontistoptera melanderi Brues, 1902
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus (Mesophora) frameatus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus concisus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus diffusus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus feeneri Disney, 1982
Apocephalus sulcatus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus tenuipes Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus wirthi Borgmeier, 1963
Chonocephalus laetus Borgmeier, 1963
Commoptera solenopsidis Brues, 1901
Diocophora trichogaster Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia (Megaselia) picta Lehmann, 1822
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia aurea Aldrich, 1896
Megaselia cuneata Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia luteicauda Borgmeier, 1925Phorid fly
Megaselia melanderi Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia subpicta Malloch, 1912
Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phalacrotophora longifrons Brues, 1906
Phymatopterella ovatimacula Barnes, 1990
Physoptera parastigmatica Borgmeier, 1966
Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov