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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Monteverde Biological Station (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
77
306
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
306
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
77
306
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
69
298
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
72
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
68
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
57
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
42
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
31
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
31
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
17
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
17
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Monteverde Biological Station
17 Genera with 6 Species
Acontistoptera Brues, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2000Ant-decapitating Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Cataclinusa Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Dacnophora Borgmeier, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monteverde Biological Station
6 Species
Apocephalus absentis Brown, 1993
Apocephalus adustus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus brevifrons Brown, 2000
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia sinefurca Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia tanypalpis Kung & Brown, 2004


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov