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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Frontenac County (Eastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
350
2205
3194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2205
3194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
332
2139
3056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
244
1835
2671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
74
524
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
360
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
297
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
59
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
18
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
18
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Frontenac County
7 Genera with 17 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192613SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Frontenac County
17 Species
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov