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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1778
14881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
1308
9152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
180
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
53
386
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
53
386
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
34
285
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
32
280
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
32 Genera with 280 Species
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Acontistoptera Brues, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1963Ant-decapitating Flies24SpeciesTaxom
Auxanommatidia Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Cataclinusa Schmitz, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Commoptera Brues, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Dacnophora Borgmeier, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Ecitomyia Brues, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19876SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1922192SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosicarius Borgmeier, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pericyclocera Schmitz, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19127SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Stenophorina Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 19636SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xanionotum Brues, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Zyziphora Peterson & R..., 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
280 Species
Acontistoptera melanderi Brues, 1902
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus analis Borgmeier, 1958
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus aridus Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus brunnipes Brown, 1993
Apocephalus disparicauda Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus feeneri Disney, 1982
Apocephalus gemellus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus gemursus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus grandipalpis Borgmeier, 1925
Apocephalus horridus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus mortifer Borgmeier, 1937
Apocephalus paulus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus playtpalpis Borgmeier, 1925
Apocephalus pristinus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus setialvus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus similis Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus sulcatus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus tenuipes Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus wheeleri Brues, 1903
Apocephalus wirthi Borgmeier, 1963
Auxanommatidia boreotis (Beyer, 1963)⇒ Veruanus boreotis Borgmeier, 1963
Cataclinusa pachycondylae Brues, 1903
Chonocephalus americanus Borgmeier, 1963
Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Chonocephalus laetus Borgmeier, 1963
Commoptera solenopsidis Brues, 1901
Cremersia adunca Borgmeier, 1961
Cremersia pilipes Borgmeier, 1961
Cremersia spinicosta Malloch, 1912
Dacnophora pectinatus Brown, 1988
Diocophora palpalis Borgmeier, 1963
Diocophora trichogaster Borgmeier, 1963
Ecitomyia wheeleri Brues, 1901
Gymnophora carina Brown, 1987
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora talea Brown, 1987
Kerophora brunnea Brown, 1988
Kerophora ferruginea Brown, 1988
Kerophora sicula Brown, 1988
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) flava Fallen, 1823
Megaselia (Megaselia) picta Lehmann, 1822
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia aciculata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia advena Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia aequalis Wood, 1909
Megaselia aequaliseta Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia aestiva Beyer, 1966
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia albibasis Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia aldrichi Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia aletiae Comstock, 1880
Megaselia allopyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia allothrix Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia alsea Robinson, 1983
Megaselia amplicornis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia annulipes Schmitz, 1921
Megaselia anomala Malloch, 1912
Megaselia arcuata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia atomella Malloch, 1912
Megaselia atratula Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia atrox Borgmeier, 1968
Megaselia barberi Malloch, 1912
Megaselia basicavata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia basispinata Lundbeck, 1920Bog white violet
Megaselia basitarsalis Beyer, 1961
Megaselia beckeri Wood, 1909
Megaselia beringensis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia bimaculata Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia bisetulata Malloch, 1915
Megaselia brachyprocta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevibarba Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevicostalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia breviterga Lundbeck, 1921
Megaselia brunnipes Malloch, 1912
Megaselia bursata Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia californiensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia camilla Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia capillicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia capta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia carlynensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia carola Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia cavernicola Brues, 1906
Megaselia cavifemur Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chaetocerca Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chaetoneura Malloch, 1912
Megaselia cirripes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia cirripyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia cirriventris Schmitz, 1929Skottsberg's false ohelo
Megaselia compactipes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia compressa Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia conspicualis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia costella Beyer, 1965
Megaselia crassipes Wood, 1909
Megaselia crepidata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia cribella Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia crinifrons Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia croceiclava Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia cuneata Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia curticosta Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia decora Robinson, 1978Beautiful vetch
Megaselia decussata Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia deltoides Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia deltomina Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia difficilis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia dilatata Brues, 1919
Megaselia diplothrix Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia divergens Malloch, 1912
Megaselia dreisbachi Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia dubitata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia ectopia Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia eisfelderae Schmitz, 1948Hairy false ohelo
Megaselia eleuthera Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia erecta Wood, 1910
Megaselia fenestrata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia fisheri Malloch, 1912
Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia franconiensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia fungicola Coquillett, 1895
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia fusipalpis Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia georgiae Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia giraudii (Egger, 1862)⇒ Megaselia plurispinulosa Zetterstedt, 1860
Megaselia glabrifrons Wood, 1909
Megaselia globipyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia goniata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia gracilipes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia gravis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia groenlandica Lundbeck, 1901
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia hesperia Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia hispida Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia huachuca Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia hypochondrica Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia ilca Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia incrassata Schmitz, 1920
Megaselia infumata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia inornata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia integra Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia iroquoiana Malloch, 1912
Megaselia johnsoni Brues, 1916
Megaselia juli Brues, 1908
Megaselia lacustris Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia laffooni Robinson, 1978Beautiful vetch
Megaselia lamellicauda Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia lanata Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia latibasis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia latipennis Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia longipennis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia marginalis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia meconicera Speiser, 1925
Megaselia melanderi Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia minuta Aldrich, 1892
Megaselia minutior Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia modesta Brues, 1919
Megaselia monochaetina Borgmeier, 1968
Megaselia monticola Malloch, 1912
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia nubilipennis Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia orestes Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia palpata Brues, 1919
Megaselia papayae Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia paraprocta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia parnassia Disney, 1986
Megaselia perdita Malloch, 1912
Megaselia perichaeta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia perplexa Malloch, 1912
Megaselia piccola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia pilicrus Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia pilipyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia plurispinulosa Zetterstedt, 1860
Megaselia polyporicola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia postcrinata Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia pressicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia procera Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia proclinata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia pulla Brues, 1919
Megaselia pusilla Meigen, 1830
Megaselia pygmaecola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia quadripunctata Malloch, 1918
Megaselia reducta Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia relicata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia renata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia retardata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia rotunda Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia rotundula Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia ruficornis Meigen, 1830
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia schwarzi Malloch, 1912
Megaselia scopalis Brues, 1919
Megaselia seclusa Beyer, 1966
Megaselia semicrocea Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia setacea Aldrich, 1892
Megaselia seticerca Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia shannoni Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia simiola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia sinulata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia spelophila Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia sphinx Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia spiniclasper Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia straminipes Malloch, 1912
Megaselia subatomella Malloch, 1912
Megaselia subcavata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia subconvexa Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia sublutea Malloch, 1912
Megaselia submarginalis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia subnidifemura Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia subobscurata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia subpicta Malloch, 1912
Megaselia subpleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia tamoides Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tecticauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tetrica Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia ungulata Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia ursina Malloch, 1912
Megaselia ventralis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia vinculata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia winnemana Malloch, 1912
Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Metopina subarcuata Borgmeier, 1963
Microselia texana Disney, 1982
Myrmosicarius texanus Greene, 1938
Neodohrniphora arnaudi Borgmeier, 1966
Pericyclocera cata Melander & B..., 1903
Pericyclocera floricola Borgmeier, 1966
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phalacrotophora longifrons Brues, 1906
Phymatopterella ovatimacula Barnes, 1990
Physoptera apicinebula Malloch, 1924
Physoptera parastigmatica Borgmeier, 1966
Pseudacteon californiensis Disney, 1982
Pseudacteon crawfordi Coquillett, 1907Ant parasite
Pseudacteon curriei Malloch, 1912
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat
Pseudacteon spatulatus Malloch, 1912
Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906Hump-backed fly
Puliciphora glacialis Malloch, 1912
Puliciphora nudipalpis Malloch, 1912
Puliciphora occidentalis Melander & B..., 1903
Puliciphora suavis Borgmeier, 1963
Puliciphora sylvatica Brues, 1909San Miguel milkvetch
Puliciphora virginiensis Malloch, 1912
Rhyncophoromyia conica Malloch, 1912
Rhyncophoromyia nearctica Borgmeier, 1963
Stenophorina petiolata Borgmeier, 1963
Syneura cocciphila Coquillett, 1895
Trophithauma rostrata Melander & B..., 1903
Trophodeinus arizonensis Borgmeier, 1963
Trophodeinus barberi Borgmeier, 1962
Trophodeinus denticulatus Borgmeier, 1963
Trophodeinus furcatus Borgmeier, 1963
Trophodeinus pygmaeus Borgmeier, 1962
Trophodeinus spatulatus Borgmeier, 1963
Woodiphora magnipalpis Aldrich, 1896
Xanionotum hystrix Brues, 1902
Xanionotum mexicanum Borgmeier, 1932
Xanionotum smithii Brues, 1936
Zyziphora hirtifrons Peterson & R..., 1976Harsh dewberry


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