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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Ontario (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
577
7616
22760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
575
7611
22754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
549
7486
22379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6421
19627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1474
4546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
1075
3410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
60
842
2546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
136
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
31
114
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
31
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
15
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
14
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ontario
14 Genera with 59 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2002Ant-decapitating Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 191238SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ontario
59 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus rugosus Brown, 2002
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) picta Lehmann, 1822
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia aequalis Wood, 1909
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia allopyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia brunnipes Malloch, 1912
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia hexanophila Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia ilca Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia minuta Aldrich, 1892
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia perdita Malloch, 1912
Megaselia perplexa Malloch, 1912
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia ruficornis Meigen, 1830
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia schwarzi Malloch, 1912
Megaselia sepulchralis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subnudifemur Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia ungulata Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia ursina Malloch, 1912
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Megaselia winnemana Malloch, 1912
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Metopina subarcuata Borgmeier, 1963
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phalacrotophora longifrons Brues, 1906
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat
Puliciphora sylvatica Brues, 1909San Miguel milkvetch
Rhyncophoromyia conica Malloch, 1912
Trophithauma rostratum Melander & B..., 1903
Trophodeinus barberi Borgmeier, 1962


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov