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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
525
4964
10477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
523
4960
10472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
4848
10210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
3959
8325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
647
1180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
470
892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
334
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
71
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
13
25
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
13
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
7
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
7
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Georgia (USA)
7 Genera with 20 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1963Ant-decapitating Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19127SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Georgia (USA)
20 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus (Mesophora) frameatus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus feeneri Disney, 1982
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus pristinus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus wirthi Borgmeier, 1963
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia chaetoneura Malloch, 1912
Megaselia georgiae Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia spelunciphila Disney, 1999
Megaselia winnemana Malloch, 1912
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora longifrons Brues, 1906
Physoptera apicinebula Malloch, 1924
Puliciphora virginiensis Malloch, 1912


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov