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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
62
469
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
375
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
80
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
18
38
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
18
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
7
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
6
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Alberta
6 Genera with 26 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192620SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
26 Species
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Pseudacteon curriei Malloch, 1912


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov