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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3330
7483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3327
7479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
406
3251
7308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
2764
6284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
516
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
383
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
287
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
64
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
7
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maine
3 Genera with 6 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1924Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maine
6 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Megaselia deltoides Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia johnsoni Brues, 1916
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia semicrocea Borgmeier, 1964
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov