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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
2427
3666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2423
3662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
2383
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
2026
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
448
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
301
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
238
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
64
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
12
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
12
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vancouver Island
4 Genera with 10 Species
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
10 Species
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov