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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
751
1418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
569
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
408
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
112
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
29
80
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
29
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
11
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
11
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
11 Genera with 47 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1963Ant-decapitating Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 191226SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
47 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus brunnipes Brown, 1993
Apocephalus disparicauda Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus paulus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus setialvus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus wheeleri Brues, 1903
Apocephalus wirthi Borgmeier, 1963
Chonocephalus americanus Borgmeier, 1963
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Kerophora sicula Brown, 1988
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia aciculata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia aequalis Wood, 1909
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia bimaculata Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia brevicostalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia breviterga Lundbeck, 1921
Megaselia capta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia carlynensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia cavifemur Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chainensis Disney, 1985
Megaselia cribella Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia croeciclava Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia deltomima Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia diplothrix Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia juli Brues, 1908
Megaselia marginalis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia meconicera Speiser, 1925
Megaselia palpata Brues, 1919
Megaselia perichaeta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia proclinata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia semicrocea Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tamoides Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia winnemana Malloch, 1912
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phalacrotophora longifrons Brues, 1906
Physoptera apicinebula Malloch, 1924
Puliciphora virginiensis Malloch, 1912
Rhyncophoromyia conica Malloch, 1912


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov