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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region New Mexico (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
547
5477
13777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5469
13770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5386
13605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
4388
11492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
861
1914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
700
1593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
485
929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
87
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
18
26
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
18
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Mexico
10 Genera with 17 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1963Ant-decapitating Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dacnophora Borgmeier, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Mexico
17 Species
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus gemursus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus horridus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus paulus Borgmeier, 1963
Dacnophora pectinatus Brown, 1988
Gymnophora carina Brown, 1987
Megaselia barberi Malloch, 1912
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungicola Coquillett, 1895
Megaselia retardata Malloch, 1912
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Neodohrniphora arnaudi Borgmeier, 1966
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat
Puliciphora nudipalpis Malloch, 1912
Trophodeinus spatulatus Borgmeier, 1963


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov