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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
4492
8586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
485
4489
8583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
4397
8381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3708
7212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
848
1554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
668
1234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
51
528
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
93
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
24
49
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
24
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwestern Ontario
10 Genera with 24 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192613SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwestern Ontario
24 Species
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia minuta Aldrich, 1892
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia perdita Malloch, 1912
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat
Trophithauma rostratum Melander & B..., 1903


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov