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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Grey County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
2157
3325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
2157
3325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
320
2095
3202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
235
1792
2787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
343
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
45
239
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
190
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
48
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
14
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
14
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Grey County
6 Genera with 12 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18048SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grey County
12 Species
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov