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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1306
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
889
3954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
62
654
2762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
84
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
32
93
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
32
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
12
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
8
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
8 Genera with 51 Species
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Epacteon Borgmeier, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 196133SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 19663SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
51 Species
Chonocephalus bispinosus Borgmeier, 1967
Chonocephalus dimidiatus Borgmeier, 1967
Chonocephalus dorsalis (Wandolleck, 1898)⇒ Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Chonocephalus pallidulus Beyer, 1964
Chonocephalus palposus Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus simiolus Beyer, 1964
Epacteon latifrons Brown & Oliver, 2014
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) spiracularis Schmitz, 1933
Megaselia (Megaselia) curtineura Brues, 1909Hump-backed fly
Megaselia (Megaselia) sauteri Brues, 1911
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia aneura Malloch, 1935
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia atridorsata Malloch, 1935
Megaselia basiseta Malloch, 1935
Megaselia brunneipalpata Beyer, 1961
Megaselia castanea Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia cochlophila Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia comparabilis Bridarolli, 1951
Megaselia curtibarba Beyer, 1961
Megaselia dolichoptera Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia dupliciseta Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia fortinervis Schmitz, 1926
Megaselia furcatilis Beyer, 1961
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia heterodactyla Beyer, 1961
Megaselia impariseta Bridarolli, 1937Common humpbacked fly
Megaselia latifurca Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia longibarba Beyer, 1961
Megaselia longinqua Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia longiqua Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia lucida Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia nesiotica Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia safuneae Malloch, 1935
Megaselia samoana Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia setaria Malloch, 1912Hump-backed fly
Megaselia wheeleri Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia zebrina Beyer, 1961
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Metopina australiana Borgmeier, 1963
Metopina climieorum Disney, 1994
Metopina ventralis Schmitz, 1927Hump-backed fly
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906Hump-backed fly
Puliciphora lucifera Dahl, 1897Hump-backed fly
Puliciphora melanis Schmitz, 1951
Woodiphora biroi Brues, 1907
Woodiphora perturbans Malloch, 1935
Woodiphora salomonis Beyer, 1966


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov