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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
330
2485
5245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1849
4058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
365
1077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
245
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
203
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
30
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
8
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
8
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
5
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
5
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
5 Genera with 26 Species
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 196716SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19475SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 19671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
26 Species
Chonocephalus aduncus Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus hirsutus (Bohart, 1947)⇒ Chonocephalus aduncus Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus subglaber Bohart, 1947
Megaselia aurtissima
Megaselia boninensis Beyer, 1967
Megaselia chrysophora Beyer, 1967
Megaselia curtissima Beyer, 1967
Megaselia gressitti Beyer, 1967
Megaselia heterochaeta Beyer, 1966
Megaselia micronesiae Beyer, 1967
Megaselia palpella Beyer, 1967
Megaselia parabasiseta Bohart, 1947
Megaselia seiuncta Beyer, 1967
Megaselia sejuncta Beyer, 1967
Megaselia setaria Malloch, 1912Hump-backed fly
Megaselia setifemur Bohart, 1947
Megaselia suis Bohart, 1947
Megaselia tenebricior Beyer, 1967
Megaselia tetricifrons Beyer, 1967
Metopina ventralis Schmitz, 1927Hump-backed fly
Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906Hump-backed fly
Puliciphora lucifera Dahl, 1897Hump-backed fly
Puliciphora nigriventris Bohart, 1947
Puliciphora pulex Dahl, 1898
Puliciphora wymani (Bohart, 1947)⇒ Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906
Woodiphora curtissima Beyer, 1967


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov