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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region France (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
910
14038
53142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
905
14020
53106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
814
13689
52240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
463
10788
44860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
118
2096
9795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1458
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
68
1090
4994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
155
796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
29
64
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
29
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
14
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
13
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for France
13 Genera with 46 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 200831SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1925Fire Ant Decapitating Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for France
46 Species
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) flava Fallen, 1823
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia annulipes Schmitz, 1921
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia caledoniae Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia dimorphica Disney, 1997
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia durskae Disney, 1989
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia globicornis Schmitz, 1948
Megaselia gregaria Wood, 1910
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia monochaeta (Strobl, 1892)⇒ Megaselia monochaetina Borgmeier, 1968
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia peyresquensis Delage, 1974
Megaselia piliventris Schmitz, 1937
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pleurota Disney, 1994
Megaselia pusilla Meigen, 1830
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sepulchralis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Megaselia withersi Disney, 2008
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Microselia rivierae Schmitz, 1934
Microselia southwoodi Disney, 1988
Phalacrotophora delageae Disney, 1979
Pseudacteon claridgei Disney, 2000
Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Pseudacteon pradei Borgmeier, 1925
Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906Hump-backed fly
Syneura luciola Borgmeier, 1925


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov