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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region North Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
4988
11427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
525
4982
11420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
4855
11099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
349
4006
9174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
711
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
524
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
360
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
87
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
10
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Carolina
4 Genera with 8 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
8 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus grandipalpis Borgmeier, 1925
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia difficilis Malloch, 1912
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov