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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
4968
10480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
4962
10473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
4804
10089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
336
3968
8340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
658
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
458
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
288
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
74
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
11
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kansas
6 Genera with 12 Species
Acontistoptera Brues, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2002Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Xanionotum Brues, 20072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas
12 Species
Acontistoptera melanderi Brues, 1902
Apocephalus cyathus Brown, 2002
Megaselia carola Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pygmaeoides Lundbeck, 1921
Megaselia rettenmeyeri Disney, 2007
Megaselia subpleuralis Wood, 1909
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906Hump-backed fly
Xanionotum bruchi Borgmeier, 1924
Xanionotum nechystrix Disney, 2007


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov