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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
623
8303
28781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
8294
28770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
594
8148
28351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
405
6866
24763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
110
1527
5960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
82
1083
4166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
816
3159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
6
134
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
2
32
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
31
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
13
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
11
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Canada
11 Genera with 73 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192653SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Canada
73 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus brunnipes Brown, 1993
Apocephalus horridus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora talea Brown, 1987
Kerophora brunnea Brown, 1988
Kerophora ferruginea Brown, 1988
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) flava Fallen, 1823
Megaselia (Megaselia) picta Lehmann, 1822
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia allopyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia atomella Malloch, 1912
Megaselia brevicostalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia brianbrowni Disney, 1994
Megaselia brokawi Disney, 1994
Megaselia capillicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chaetoneura Malloch, 1912
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia coccyx Schmitz & Beyer, 1965
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia decora Robinson, 1978Beautiful vetch
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia dubitata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia erecta Wood, 1910
Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia groenlandica Lundbeck, 1901
Megaselia hapalogaster Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia humeralis Zetterstedt, 1838
Megaselia lamellicauda Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia lanata Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia monticola Malloch, 1912
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia perdita Malloch, 1912
Megaselia perplexa Malloch, 1912
Megaselia pilipyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia ruficornis Meigen, 1830
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sepulchralis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia ursina Malloch, 1912
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Pseudacteon curriei Malloch, 1912
Puliciphora glacialis Malloch, 1912


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov