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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Metropolitan France (France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
752
9687
27461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
749
9681
27454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
9430
26835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
7648
23452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
110
1274
3379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
82
914
2267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
63
675
1662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
117
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
22
37
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
22
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
11
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
10
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Metropolitan France
10 Genera with 28 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192619SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1925Fire Ant Decapitating Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metropolitan France
28 Species
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) flava Fallen, 1823
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pleurota Disney, 1994
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sepulchralis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Microselia rivierae Schmitz, 1934
Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Pseudacteon pradei Borgmeier, 1925
Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov