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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
742
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
550
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
384
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
71
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
7
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
7
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
4
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
3 Genera with 15 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1913Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 191811SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
15 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Megaselia abdita Schmitz, 1959Burn nose
Megaselia aequalis Wood, 1909
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia bisetulata Malloch, 1915
Megaselia divergens Malloch, 1912
Megaselia goniata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia longipennis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia palpata Brues, 1919
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia quadripunctata Malloch, 1918
Metopina fenyesi Malloch, 1912
Metopina subarcuata Borgmeier, 1963


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov