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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
647
11006
52621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
643
10985
52537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
613
10885
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8889
45652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
103
1702
7866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
80
1201
5545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
62
929
3867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
128
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
15
113
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
15
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
7
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
7
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
7 Genera with 72 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2002Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 199760SpeciesTaxom
Menozziola Schmitz, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
72 Species
Apocephalus cyathus Brown, 2002
Gymnophora arcuata (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora lapidicola Bezzi, 1922
Gymnophora nigripennis Schmitz, 1926
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia (Megaselia) flava Fallen, 1823
Megaselia (Megaselia) picta Lehmann, 1822
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia angustiata Schmitz, 1936
Megaselia atrosericea Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia basispinata Lundbeck, 1920Bog white violet
Megaselia berndseni Schmitz, 1919
Megaselia bicolor Meigen, 1830
Megaselia brevicostalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia brevissima Schmitz, 1924
Megaselia brunneipennis Costa, 1857
Megaselia campestris Wood, 1908
Megaselia ciliata Zetterstedt, 1848
Megaselia costalis (Roser, 1840)⇒ Megaselia brunneipennis Costa, 1857
Megaselia dahli Becker, 1901
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia elongata Wood, 1914
Megaselia filamentosa Schmitz, 1958
Megaselia flavicans Schmitz, 1935
Megaselia fuscopleuralis Schmitz, 1929
Megaselia giraudii (Egger, 1862)⇒ Megaselia plurispinulosa Zetterstedt, 1860
Megaselia goidanichi Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia hyalipennis Wood, 1912
Megaselia involuta Wood, 1910
Megaselia latifemorata Becker, 1901
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia meconicera Speiser, 1925
Megaselia meigeni Becker, 1901
Megaselia melanocephala Roser, 1840
Megaselia nasoni Malloch, 1914
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigrescens Wood, 1910
Megaselia palmeni Becker, 1901
Megaselia parnassia Disney, 1986
Megaselia pectoralis Wood, 1910
Megaselia perdistans Schmitz, 1924
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pleurota Disney, 1994
Megaselia plurispinulosa Zetterstedt, 1860
Megaselia posticata Strobl, 1898
Megaselia protarsalis Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia pseudociliata Strobl, 1910
Megaselia pseudogiraudii Schmitz, 1920
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia pumila Meigen, 1830
Megaselia pygmaea Zetterstedt, 1848
Megaselia quadriseta Schmitz, 1941
Megaselia rubescens Wood, 1912
Megaselia ruficornis Meigen, 1830
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia subtumida Wood, 1909
Megaselia superciliata Wood, 1910
Megaselia tarsalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia teneripes Schmitz, 1957
Megaselia ultrabrevis (Schmitz, 1927)⇒ Megaselia angustiata Schmitz, 1936
Megaselia verralli Wood, 1910
Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia zeuzerae Disney, 1997
Menozziola schmitzi Menozzi, 1921
Metopina galeata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Metopina perpusilla Six, 1878
Metopina oligoneura Mik, 1867
Metopina perpusilla Six, 1878
Phalacrotophora berolinensis Schmitz, 1920
Phalacrotophora fasciata Fallen, 1823
Syneura luciola Borgmeier, 1925


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov