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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
687
11472
52844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
682
11445
52791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
651
11312
52466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
8936
44750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1584
6428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
1186
4772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
761
2374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
113
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
2
25
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
24
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
8
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
8
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
8 Genera with 28 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2000Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 196522SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
28 Species
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Chonocephalus depressus Meijere, 1912
Megaselia (Megaselia) curtineura Brues, 1909Hump-backed fly
Megaselia anticheira Disney, 2004
Megaselia dawahi Disney, 2006
Megaselia dilatimana Disney, 2006
Megaselia ebejeri Disney, 2006
Megaselia epanquadrata Disney, 2004
Megaselia floccicauda Disney, 2006
Megaselia gallagheri Disney, 2006
Megaselia gouteuxi Disney, 2004
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia laevubrevis Disney, 2003
Megaselia lutella Schmitz, 1929
Megaselia multivesiculae Disney, 2006
Megaselia necmera Disney, 2006
Megaselia nudihalterata Disney, 2006
Megaselia nussbaumi Disney, 2004
Megaselia onis Mostovski & ..., 2002
Megaselia papei Disney, 2006
Megaselia piliventris Schmitz, 1937
Megaselia quintincisa Disney, 2006
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sokotrana Beyer, 1965
Metopina vanharteni Disney, 2006
Microselia yemenensis Disney, 2006
Puliciphora imitata Disney, 2008
Woodiphora yarimii Disney, 2006


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov