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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
493
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
65
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Kenya
6 Genera with 6 Species
Auxanommatidia Borgmeier, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
6 Species
Megaselia aerivaga Schmitz, 1937
Megaselia caudalis Beyer, 1959
Puliciphora karensis Disney, 1998
Puliciphora semicimex Schmitz, 1951
Puliciphora sulcimanae Disney, 1998
Syneura luciola Borgmeier, 1925


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov