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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
5261
8620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4580
7746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
682
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
600
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
43
458
451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
73
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
23
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
23
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
12
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
12
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
12 Genera with 9 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1997Ant-decapitating Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Cataclinusa Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
9 Species
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus collatus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus latinsulosus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus lunatus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus oblongus Brown, 1997
Megaselia aurea Aldrich, 1896
Megaselia glandularis Borgmeier, 1958
Megaselia subulicauda Schmitz, 1929
Melaloncha variabilis Brown, 2004


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov