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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
968
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
793
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
555
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
99
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
32
66
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
32
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
20
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
20
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
20 Genera with 51 Species
Acanthophorides Lacordaire, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Acontistoptera Brues, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1980Ant-decapitating Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Cataclinusa Schmitz, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Commoptera Brues, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Ecitomyia Brues, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ecitoptera Borgmeier & ..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192212SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosicarius Borgmeier, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1925Fire Ant Decapitating Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Xanionotum Brues, 19322SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
51 Species
Acanthophorides pilosicauda Borgmeier, 1967
Acontistoptera melanderi Brues, 1902
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus analis Borgmeier, 1958
Apocephalus aridus Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus diffusus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus eurydomus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus feeneri Disney, 1982
Apocephalus glomerosus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus grandipalpis Borgmeier, 1925
Apocephalus mesacanthus Brown & LeBrun, 2010
Apocephalus platypalpis Borgmeier, 1925
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus wallerae Disney, 1980
Cataclinusa pachycondylae Brues, 1903
Commoptera solenopsidis Brues, 1901
Cremersia adunca Borgmeier, 1961
Cremersia pilipes Borgmeier, 1961
Cremersia spinicosta Malloch, 1912
Ecitomyia wheeleri Brues, 1901
Ecitoptera watkinsi Disney, 1998
Gymnophora carina Brown, 1987
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia aestiva Beyer, 1966
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia barberi Malloch, 1912
Megaselia femoralis Enderlein, 1912
Megaselia juli Brues, 1908
Megaselia papayae Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia quadripunctata Malloch, 1918
Megaselia seticauda Malloch, 1914
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia tama Schmitz, 1926
Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Microselia texana Disney, 1982
Myrmosicarius grandicornis Borgmeier, 1928
Myrmosicarius texanus Greene, 1938
Pseudacteon bifidus Brown & Morr..., 1999
Pseudacteon browni Disney, 1991
Pseudacteon crawfordi Coquillett, 1907Ant parasite
Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Pseudacteon obtusus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat
Pseudacteon spatulatus Malloch, 1912
Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Trophodeinus denticulatus Borgmeier, 1963
Xanionotum hystrix Brues, 1902
Xanionotum mexicanum Borgmeier, 1932


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov