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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
560
5614
14483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
5609
14476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
5516
14233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
4583
12066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
104
1212
3431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
937
2739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
608
1516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
113
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
22
85
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
22
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
10
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
10
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Washington
10 Genera with 63 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1912Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Auxanommatidia Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 196454SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington
63 Species
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus similis Malloch, 1912
Auxanommatidia californica Borgmeier, 1963
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia aequalis Wood, 1909
Megaselia aequaliseta Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia allopyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia amplicornis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia arcuata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia beckeri Wood, 1909
Megaselia brevibarba Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia californiensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia capillicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chainensis Disney, 1985
Megaselia cirripes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia cirripyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia claudia Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia compacticeps Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia compactipes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia crepidata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia curticosta Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia dilatata Brues, 1919
Megaselia divergens Malloch, 1912
Megaselia ectopia Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia fenestrata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia hesperia Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia hypochondrica Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia impariseta Bridarolli, 1937Common humpbacked fly
Megaselia joanneae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia lacustris Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia laevubrevis Disney, 2003
Megaselia modesta Brues, 1919
Megaselia nigellifrons Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia orester
Megaselia orestes Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia paraprocta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia pulla Brues, 1919
Megaselia pygmaeola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia reducta Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia relicta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia renata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia rotundula Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia scopalis Brues, 1919
Megaselia seticerca Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia subnudifemur Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tecticauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tetrica Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia turbidipennis Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia vinculata Borgmeier, 1964
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Metopina cindybrownae Disney, 2003
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Puliciphora sylvatica Brues, 1909San Miguel milkvetch
Rhyncophoromyia conica Malloch, 1912


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov