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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
892
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
67
573
1756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
397
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
66
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
28
56
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
28
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
6 Genera with 20 Species
Epacteon Borgmeier, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 180415SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
20 Species
Epacteon latifrons Brown & Oliver, 2014
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) spiracularis Schmitz, 1933
Megaselia (Megaselia) curtineura Brues, 1909Hump-backed fly
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia castanea Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia comparabilis Bridarolli, 1951
Megaselia dolichoptera Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia dupliciseta Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia impariseta Bridarolli, 1937Common humpbacked fly
Megaselia longinqua Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia longiqua Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia lucida Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Metopina australiana Borgmeier, 1963
Metopina climieorum Disney, 1994
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov