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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Tennessee (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
476
4010
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4007
8731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
450
3905
8446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
315
3222
6875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
466
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
339
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
211
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
52
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
13
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
13
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tennessee
6 Genera with 15 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Stenophorina Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
15 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus tritarsus Brown, 1993
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia chaetoneura Malloch, 1912
Megaselia cribella Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia glabrifrons Wood, 1909
Megaselia juli Brues, 1908
Megaselia spinulata Borgmeier, 1964
Puliciphora occidentalis Melander & B..., 1903
Puliciphora reevesi Disney, 2003
Stenophorina petiolata Borgmeier, 1963
Trophithauma rostratum Melander & B..., 1903


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov