Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 515
6372
16248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 513
6368
16244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 487
6239
15904 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 306
5004
13441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 79
738
2120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 60
585
1262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 45
431
904 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Aschiza
Becher, 1882
| 3
61
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
| 1
24
29 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Phoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids | 24
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Metopininae
Macquart, 1835
| 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Metopinini
Enderlein, 1924
| 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Venezuela
11 Genera with 14 Species | Acanthophorides Lacordaire, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apocephalus Coquillett, 2002 | Ant-decapitating Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Cremersia Schmitz, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnophora Macquart, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaselia Rondani, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melaloncha Brues, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Phymatopterella Brues, 1933 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Puliciphora Dahl, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Venezuela
14 Species | Acanthophorides divergens Borgmeier, 1926 | | | Acanthophorides incomptus Schmitz, 1927 | | | Apocephalus catholicus Brown, 2000 | | | Apocephalus pluteus Brown, 2002 | | | Apocephalus reburrus Brown, 2002 | | | Chonocephalus macuiensis Disney, 2008 | | | Chonocephalus townesi Disney, 2008 | | | Gymnophora spiracularis Borgmeier, 1971 | | | Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866 | Coffin fly | | Megaselia bella Brues, 1905 | | | Megaselia brunnipes Malloch, 1912 | | | Melaloncha nigricorpus Borgmeier, 1934 | | | Melaloncha stylata Schiner, 1868 | | | Puliciphora melanis Schmitz, 1951 | |
Links, sources and further information Metopinini at itis.gov
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