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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Pelee Island (Lake Erie Islands, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
280
1353
1576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1352
1575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1336
1552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1148
1342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
337
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
43
238
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
200
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
33
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
14
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
14
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pelee Island
6 Genera with 10 Species
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19268SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pelee Island
10 Species
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov