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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Southwest Mexico (South Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
5821
13599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
496
5815
13595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
474
5736
13377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
4589
10958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
596
1455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
58
453
965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
269
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
53
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
33
29
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
33
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
19
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
19
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest Mexico
19 Genera with 17 Species
Acanthophorides Lacordaire, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Acontistoptera Brues, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Dacnophora Borgmeier, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Ecitoptera Borgmeier & ..., 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Mexico
17 Species
Acanthophorides labidophilus Borgmeier, 1967
Apocephalus analis Borgmeier, 1958
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus brevifrons Brown, 2000
Apocephalus cinereus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus comosus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus triangularis Brown, 2000
Apocephalus tritarsus Brown, 1993
Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Chonocephalus vitiodepressus Disney, 2008
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia kolana Schmitz, 1928
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) spatula Brown, 2004
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) spicula Brown, 2004
Melaloncha trita Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora nedae Malloch, 1971
Puliciphora melanis Schmitz, 1951


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov