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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Point Pelee National Park (Essex County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
331
2143
2944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
2142
2943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
321
2125
2909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
239
1829
2533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
532
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
421
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
42
339
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
61
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
18
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
18
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Point Pelee National Park
6 Genera with 13 Species
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19268SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Point Pelee National Park
13 Species
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris 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
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat
Trophithauma rostratum Melander & B..., 1903


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov